David Steinberg Crosswords: MEDIA

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"Free State junior enlists the help of famed crossword puzzle editor for perfect 'promposal,'" by Austin Hornbostel. Lawrence Journal-World, April 18, 2022.

"Change of Heart," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 11, 2022.

"Engage in Gasconade or Fanfaronade," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 3, 2021.

"The Making of a Great Crossword." Interview with Brian Ellison on Up to Date, KCUR (National Public Radio Kansas City), June 22, 2021.

"KCUR 89.3's Virtual Crossword Puzzle Tournament." Andrews McMeel Universal press release, June 15, 2021.

"Cheap Cab, Perhaps," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 7, 2021.

Rex Parker does the NYT Crossword (w/Rachel Fabi), YouTube, May 7, 2021.

"The Art of the Crossword: An Interview with Puzzle Pro David Steinberg," by Brian McTavish. KC Studio – Holiday 2020, December 2020.

"Chaotic Way to Run," by Helen T. Verongos. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 26, 2020.

"Unable to Decide," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 31, 2020.

"Who Made My Puzzle?" by Deb Amlen. The New York Times, August 19, 2020.

"The Crossword Revolution Is Upon Us," by Katy Steinmetz. Time, August 3, 2020. Mentioned toward the end of a profile of another crossword editor.

"The Hidden Bigotry of Crosswords," by Natan Last. The Atlantic, March 18, 2020.

"'Universal Crossword' pays tribute to women's history month." Article about the Universal Crossword Women's March. Andrews McMeel Universal, March 5, 2020.

"Thinking outside the box." Article about the Universal Crossword Equal Representation Project (UCERP). Andrews McMeel Universal, January 13, 2020.

"State of Confusion," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 11, 2020.

"Crossword Puzzle Expert." Interview on Midday with Jayme & Wickett, KMBZ 98.1 FM, November 4, 2019.

"'Tricks' Creatures Use," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 29, 2019.

"A National Crossword Puzzle Prodigy Has Just Made Kansas City His Home," by Anne Kniggendorf. kcur.org, October 17, 2019.

"Crossword Prodigy." Interview with Gina Kaufmann, KCUR (National Public Radio Kansas City), October 15, 2019.

"Revolutionary," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 17, 2019.

"Expressive Characters," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 12, 2019.

"The 'One' in 'the Old One-Two,'" by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 27, 2019.

"Cruciverbalist Celeb Comes to Studio Silzer," by Peter Silzer. Cedar Street Times, April 19–25, April 26–May 2, May 3–9, and May 17–23, 2019 (4-part series).

"Picking Up On," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 22, 2019.

"Miscellaneous Part," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 7, 2019.

"Outré," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 1, 2019.

"Things That Contain 59-Across," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 27, 2018.

"Rock Climber's Challenge," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 7, 2018.

"Title for a Fox," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 23, 2018.

"Unthemed," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 3, 2018. Discusses my response to a crossword history question and links to The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

"'You Wanna Fight?!'" by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 1, 2018.

"Give a Whoop," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, September 28, 2018.

"Never mess up the crossword puzzles, a wise editor once said," by Rob Curley. The Spokesman-Review, September 22, 2018.

"With One's Glass Raised," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 2, 2018.

"Archaeologist's Workplace," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 17, 2018.

"Voilà!" by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 28, 2018.

"Hero Decorations," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 20, 2018.

"Drunk Before Dinner," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 22, 2018.

"Chewy, Fruity Candy," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 10, 2018.

"Hit After Hit," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 26, 2018.

"Variety: Diagramless Crossword," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 7, 2018.

"Small Slice of Pizza," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 5, 2018.

"Summer Camp Craft," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 28, 2018.

"Like a Mythical Lion," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 15, 2018.

"Want to Know What the Future Holds? Look No Further Than the Nearest Crossword Puzzle," by Emily Ludolph. 99U, February 1, 2018.

"Curses, Foiled Again," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 15, 2018.

"Vowel Play," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 6, 2018.

"Indicator of Liquidity," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 28, 2017.

"Shell Game," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 2, 2017.

"Snapping With Only Slight Provocation," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 23, 2017.

"Having One's Hard Work Recognized," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 26, 2017.

"Western Grouse," by Martin Herbach. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, September 21, 2017.

"The Crossword: Neil Patrick Harris Edition," by Deb Amlen. New York Times Facebook video, August 24, 2017. Interview and live-solving of puzzle. [Also available on YouTube: "Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg's New York Times Crossword for Aug. 24, 2017."]

"Part of a Magic Act," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 23, 2017.

"Bamboo-Eating Bear," by Martin Herbach. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 30, 2017.

"Challenge Accepted," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 7, 2017.

"Not Be Direct," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 7, 2017.

"Look Before You Leap," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 19, 2017.

"Intermission Starter," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 27, 2017.

"Time of One's Life," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 24, 2017.

"Exploration of Crossword Puzzles," by Kenneth Shinozuka. WHRB Harvard Radio Broadcasting, February 28, 2017. Puzzle discussed at approximately 12:48.

"Often Drawn at Night," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 16, 2017.

"Hit the Deck," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 28, 2017.

"Precocious Puzzles," by Samuel Scott. Stanford Magazine, January/February 2017.

"Say Yes or No," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 23, 2016.

"Things That May be Locked or Sealed," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 6, 2016.

"Sentence Structure," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 22, 2016.

"Something No One Can Sing," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 3, 2016.

"Variety: Diagramless Crossword Puzzle," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 22, 2016.

"The Squarest, Man," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 28, 2016.

"At 19, Irvine's David Steinberg is already a seasoned crossword puzzle pro," by David Whiting. The Orange County Register, August 19, 2016.

"Out of This World," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 23, 2016.

"Wheel That Runs," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 9, 2016.

"Night Visions," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 12, 2016.

"Things With Round Numbers," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 14, 2016.

"Crossword puzzles involve a significant amount of wordplay and creativity," by Anja Goritzka. word-grabber.com, March 30, 2016.

"Warm Fuzzies," by Caitlin Lovinger. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 7, 2016.

"The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Gimmick Crossword," by Sam Donaldson. Diary of a Crossword Fiend, March 3, 2016.

"Summer Job," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 5, 2016.

"Scream One's Head Off," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 31, 2015.

"Do What You Love, Even Into Your 100's!" by Kathy Bernard & Barbara Kline AKA "The 2BoomerBabes." Get Old, December 4, 2015.

Across and Down, by Hayley Gold. Comic about my November 11, 2015, New York Times crossword.

"Old Rush Participants," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 10, 2015.

"Modern Transaction Unit," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 8, 2015.

"Yet Another XWord Info Update," by Jim Horne. XWord Info, September 30, 2015.

"Puzzler's Wednesday – Roy Leban," by Debbie Manber Kupfer. Paws 4 Puzzles, September 9, 2015.

"CarmenTV – Ideacity Crossword Expert," by Carmen Ruiz y Laza, August 31, 2015.

"That Lucky Old Sun," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 20, 2015.

"Toward the Back of a Ship," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 2, 2015.

"March Madness: The 2015 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament," by Raymond Simon. Games World of Puzzles, August 2015.

"My Puzzling Life," talk given at ideacity 2015, conference in Toronto, Canada, June 17, 2015.

"Emulate an Esne," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 11, 2015.

"Student finds success in his crossword puzzles," by Ed Pilolla. Palos Verdes Peninsula News, June 4, 2015.

"They'll Help You Out," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 30, 2015.

"More Than a Joke," by Thomas Gaffney. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 22, 2015.

"David Steinberg." ideacity Newsletter, April 16, 2015.

"Because I Say So," by Vic Fleming. The Memphis Daily News, April 2, 2015.

"Need Anything Else?" by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 27, 2015.

"Getting Out of a Jam," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 10, 2015.

"An Infamous Gap," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times," February 13, 2015.

"Bernice Gordon, longtime creator of crossword puzzles, dies at 101," by Elaine Woo. Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2015.

"This 'n' That," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 31, 2015.

"Burning Sensation," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 1, 2015.

"Where El Nuevo Herald Is Read," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 21, 2014.

Across and Down, by Hayley Gold. Comic on November 20, 2014, comparing my May 23, 2014, New York Times crossword with another constructor's puzzle.

"Low-Tech Hacker," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 9, 2014.

"Inside the Box: Crossword Puzzle Constructing in the Computer Age," by Julie Leibach. Science Friday, September 19, 2014.

"Puzzle Creators: The people behind the games," by Ted Fry. Horizon [Alaska Airlines magazine], September 2014, pp. 54–61.

"Vicks Product," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 29, 2014.

"Puzzling Women," by Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto. The Nation, August 28, 2014.

"Crossword blog: where are the female setters?" by Alan Connor. The Guardian, August 18, 2014.

"Puzzle Trouble: Women and Crosswords in the Age of Autofill," by Anna Shechtman. The American Reader, August 13, 2014.

"The Whole Shebang," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 10, 2014.

Across and Down, by Hayley Gold. Comic about my July 5, 2014, New York Times crossword.

"What Ruthless People Show," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 4, 2014.

"Everything Crossword." Bookmark: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation, Summer 2014, p. 9.

"Family Guy," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times. June 12, 2014.

Across and Down, by Hayley Gold. Comic about my May 23, 2014, New York Times crossword.

"Inside Opening," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 22, 2014.

"Winners of 2014 Writing and Photo Contest, and Blogging Competition," by Vanessa Shelton. Quill and Scroll, May 2014.

"Amazing Kids! of the Month – May 2014 – Davidson Fellows," by Kasey Dallman. Amazing Kids! Magazine, May 2014.

"Day Trip Destination," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 9, 2014.

2014 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament results page [links to a video of a talk I gave on the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project]

"Havana Highball," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, March 7, 2014.

"Teenage Crossword Puzzle Maven Goes Digital," by Jonathan Zalman. Tablet Magazine, March 7, 2014.

"Rap Devotee," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 17, 2014.

"They Often Elicit Blessings," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, February 3, 2014.

"In the 'cross' hairs: Puzzlers compete for winning way with words," by Jarret Liotta. Westport-News, February 3, 2014.

"Exchange Some Words," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, January 17, 2014.

"Crossword Creator Marks 100th Birthday With Puzzle," by Kathy Matheson. Associated Press, January 13, 2014.

"2013 Davidson Fellows Award Ceremony," by The Davidson Institute. YouTube, January 9, 2014. Video of the September 28, 2013, award ceremony; my speech starts at approximately 51:05.

"5 Questions: Alumni Edition," by gmdirect. PuzzleNation, January 2, 2014.

"Between a Birdie and a Bogey," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 29, 2013.

"Quite a Milestone, as Milestones Go," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 20, 2013.

"100 Years of the Crossword," by Charles Apple. The Orange County Register, December 20, 2013.

"Celebrating 100 years of cr_ssw_rds," by Kate Kilpatrick. Al Jazeera America, December 18, 2013.

"Dare to be Stupid," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, December 11, 2013.

"From G-Funk to Geometry," by Thomas Gaffney. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, November 15, 2013.

"Project Spotlight: Getting a Clue," by Kristi Birch. Cogito, November 8, 2013.

"5 Questions with Constructor and Puzzle Archivist David Steinberg," by gmdirect. PuzzleNation, October 24, 2013.

"Shape Shifters," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, October 17, 2013.

"Campus Beat," by Rob Kuznia. Palos Verdes Peninsula News, October 3, 2013.

"BAC Fill 6 – Results," by Bran McMillin. Puzzle Pile, September 16, 2013.

"Crossword puzzle database earns scholarship for Peninsula High whiz," by Rob Kuznia. The Daily Breeze, September 15, 2013.

"Modern Mouse Hole," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, August 29, 2013.

"Something for Trill-Seekers," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, July 17, 2013.

"Puzzling collaboration has Phila. connection," by Sarah Smith. The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2013.

"Four Score and Three," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 25, 2013.

"Bushes Were Found There," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 12, 2013.

On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime, by T Campbell. Virginia Beach, VA: Koehler Books, June 1, 2013, pp. 29, 48.

Crosswords at a Crossroad: The Puzzle Turns 100. What Is the Clue to Its Survival?, by Lynn J. Feigenbaum. Master's thesis, Old Dominion University, May 2013.

"Irreverent Sermonettes," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, May 24, 2013.

"What the Picky Pick," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, April 19, 2013.

"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].

"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.

"Incoming Peninsula High student pens NYT crossword puzzle," by Melissa Pamer. The Daily Breeze, June 23, 2011.

"Thursday: Let Off Some Steam," by Deb Amlen. Wordplay: The Crossword Blog of The New York Times, June 15, 2011.