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Off-Ramp

Crosswords at a Crossroad?

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Jun 6, 2009
The New York Times Crossword Editor Will Shortz ponders John’s puzzle: what will happen to crosswords when the papers die?
The New York Times Crossword Editor Will Shortz ponders John’s puzzle: what will happen to crosswords when the papers die?
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Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images for AFI
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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Crosswords at a Crossroad?
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If newspapers continue folding, how will we satisfy our Crossword cravings? John poses the question to puzzle wiz Will Shortz, the editor of the NY Times Crossword.

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