Frank Longo

Frank Longo is an American puzzle creator and author of more than 90 books,¹ which have sold more than 2 million copies.²

Longo is known for creating unusual crosswords, such as one on a 50x50 grid,³⁴ the Jumbo Puzzles compilation of 29x29 puzzles⁵ and is the creator and author of The New York Times Spelling Bee anagram puzzle.⁶

Longo is noted as an influence by several puzzle creators, including Brendan Emmett Quigley⁷ and Joanne Sullivan.⁸

References

"Frank Longo Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of '10 X 10 Sudoku'". biblio.co.uk.
"Frank Longo | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan.
Statt, Nick (December 18, 2016). "The story behind The New York Times' largest and most ambitious crossword puzzle". The Verge.
"It's Follow-Up Friday: Gems from 2016 edition!". January 6, 2017.
"Jumbo Crossword — by Frank Longo".
Parvin, Roy (July 20, 2018). "In Praise of the New York Times Spelling Bee". Medium.
"Slush Pile Magazine". Slush Pile Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
"5 Questions with Crossword Constructor Joanne Sullivan". October 12, 2017.

[1] "Frank Longo Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of '10 X 10 Sudoku'". biblio.co.uk.

[2] "Frank Longo | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan.

[3] Statt, Nick (December 18, 2016). "The story behind The New York Times' largest and most ambitious crossword puzzle". The Verge.

[4] "It's Follow-Up Friday: Gems from 2016 edition!". January 6, 2017.

[5] "Jumbo Crossword — by Frank Longo".

[6] Parvin, Roy (July 20, 2018). "In Praise of the New York Times Spelling Bee". Medium.

[7] "Slush Pile Magazine". Slush Pile Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

[8] "5 Questions with Crossword Constructor Joanne Sullivan". October 12, 2017.

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