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Will Shortz

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Will Shortz in Wordplay (2006)
The Being Experience by Jennifer Elster begins with “... In the Woods,” a multi-part film series that is a mystery to everyone, even its subjects. A daring walk into the unknown, the film series delves deep inside each subject and ends up in unchartered terrain. “... In the Woods” errs on the side of risk, penetrating what is often unspoken, and existing outside of the bounds of how we are expected to behave. The series operates on multiple levels of consciousness. It is an ongoing journey to be released on a variety of platforms. Get ready for an unusual ride.
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Will Shortz was born on 26 August 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019), Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021) and Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021).
BornAugust 26, 1952
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    Lacey Chabert, Barbara Niven, and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Table Tennis Player(uncredited)
    • 2019
    Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021)
    Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
    Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Will Shortz

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    Actor

    • Miyamoto and the Machine: The Story of KenKen
      Short
      • Will Shortz
      • 2020
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Will
      • 2019
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Police Officer
      • 2019
    • Lacey Chabert, Barbara Niven, and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Table Tennis Player (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Sam Jepsen
      • 2018
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
      How I Met Your Mother
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Will Shortz
      • 2010
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Will Shortz (voice)
      • 2008

    Producer

    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
      Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021)
      Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Lacey Chabert, Barbara Niven, and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
      Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • based on characters created by
      • 2021
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021)
      Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • based on characters created by
      • 2021
    • Lacey Chabert, Barbara Niven, and Brennan Elliott in Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
      Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • story by
      • 2019

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    • Born
      • August 26, 1952
      • Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
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      Graduated from Indiana University with a self-created degree in enigmatology, or the analysis of puzzles, codes, and mysteries.
    • Quotes
      On changing the style of the New York Times crossword clues: In whatever field you're in, you can't do something really interesting without turning some people off.

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