I was recently named Person of the Year on XWord Info, which recognizes "remarkable contributors to crosswords." In November 2012, I became the crossword editor of The Orange County Register's 24 weekly associated newspapers. My first book of crosswords, Chromatics, which contains 25 new crosswords, was published in September by Puzzazz, and one of my crosswords appeared in Twenty Under Thirty. I also do custom crosswords for my high school newspaper, and I've done custom crosswords for friends, teachers, business acquaintances, and, as donations, for various organizations, including the Red Cross, where one of my puzzles recently published in The American Red Crossword Book. I'm a member of the National Puzzlers' League, and I've participated in Marbles: The Brain Store's 5th Annual Crossword Tournament, where I was a judge; Second National Brain Game Challenge; the Fifth Annual BAC Fill; the Fourth Annual Bay Area Crossword Puzzle Tournament; the Sixth Annual Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest (where I also co-presented a workshop on crossword construction); the 36th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (where I served as a judge and also gave a talk on the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project); the 35th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament; the 2012 Crosswords LA; and the NPL's Orecon. I'm also the director of the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project, a collaborative effort to build a digitized, fully analyzable database of New York Times crossword puzzles published from February 15, 1942, to November 20, 1993 (before Will Shortz took over as editor).
For more information about me, please click on any of the links below:
"David Steinberg (crossword editor)," Wikipedia.
"Spiral-Horned Antelope," by Deb Amlen, Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 22, 2013.
"Saturday, March 23, 2013," by Rex Parker, Rex Parker Does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle, March 22, 2013.
2013 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament results page [links to video of a talk I gave on the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project and to the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project Web site].
"Gets in a Lather," by Deb Amlen, Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 8, 2013.
"Goes Well With Meat," by Deb Amlen, Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 28, 2013.
"Best Work in Crossword Scholarship," by T Campbell, Diary of a Crossword Fiend, January 12, 2013.
"Making Scents of Things," by Deb Amlen, Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 1, 2013.
"Person of the Year," by Jim Horne, XWord Info, December 31, 2012.
"PV Student Gives Historic Crossword Puzzles New Life," by John Schreiber. Palos Verdes Patch, November 13, 2012.
"A Passion for Crossword Puzzles Past, Present and Future," by Annie Lubinsky. Palos Verdes Peninsula News, November 8, 2012.
"Puzzle Master," by Julie Sharp, CBS Los Angeles KCAL 9 News, November 2, 2012.
"Crossword Puzzles Come Easy to Palos Verdes Peninsula High Student," by Rob Kuznia, The Daily Breeze, October 28, 2012.
"Teen Clued into Crossword Puzzle World from Age 12, Published at 14," by Lori Basheda. The Orange County Register, October 14, 2012.
"Former Edmonds Teen Heads Up Crossword Project, Publishes Book," Edmonds Beacon, September 27, 2012.
"A Giant Crossword," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, September 16, 2012.
"Center of Gravity," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 20, 2012, paragraph 9.
"Don't Be a SPLACKNUCK—Support the PSPP," by Jim Horne. XWord Info, August 10, 2012.
"Modern Crossword Humor," by Vic Fleming. Daily Record, August 10, 2012.
"The Week in Crosswords," by T Campbell. Diary of a Crossword Fiend, August 5, 2012.
"Crossword Contrasting Continues," by Vic Fleming. Daily Record, August 3, 2012.
"Support the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project," by Jim Horne. XWord Info, July 30, 2012.
"Spare Moments of Litzing," by Vic Fleming. Daily Record, July 27, 2012.
"Interview with David Steinberg," by C.C. Burnikel. L.A. Times Crossword Corner: L.A. Times Daily Crossword Blog, April 10, 2012.
"When it Comes to Puzzles, Peninsula Student is a Crossword Connoisseur," by Meredith Skrzypczak. Palos Verdes Patch, April 6, 2012.
"Campus Beat," Palos Verdes Peninsula News, March 29, 2012.
"Friday, February 3, 2012, David Steinberg," by Lemonade714. L.A. Times Crossword Corner: L.A. Times Daily Crossword Blog, February 3, 2012.
"Friday: Place For a Plug," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 5, 2012.
"Thursday: They Can Be Batted and Rolled," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 28, 2011.
"Monday: Something That's Fed Along a Street," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 6, 2011.
"Tuesday: Stereotypical Sitcom Greeting." Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, by Deb Amlen, August 15, 2011.
"Edmonds Teen Builds Crossword Puzzles for New York Times," by Elisa Hahn, NBC KING 5 News, August 2, 2011.
"Edmonds Teen Puzzles New York Times Readers with His Crossword Clues," by Kristi O'Harran, The Herald, August 1, 2011.
"Edmonds Puzzler Receives New York Times Honor," by Pat Ratliff, Edmonds Beacon, June 30, 2011.
"Thursday: Let Off Some Steam," by Deb Amlen, Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 15, 2011.