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Will Shortz and Merl Reagle on The Simpsons

November 12, 2008
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You read that right.  Will Shortz and Merl Reagle will be guest starring in a crossword themed episode of The Simpsons this weekend.  In addition, the New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle will be related to the show somehow.  Read more about it here.

Hiro’s Heroes Crossword

April 23, 2007
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There’s currently an alternate reality game going on around the NBC show Heroes called Heroes 360. One of the characters from the show, Hiro Nakamura, has a blog that often features puzzles and clues for the game. One of the most recent puzzles is a crossword puzzle that’s quite challenging.

Sudoku TV Appearance

March 30, 2006
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Sudoku will be making its primetime debut tomorrow night on the CBS drama Numb3rs. (Ok, I really don’t know if it’s Sudoku’s debut, but stick with me here.) Thanks to MathTrek for getting the scoop on this. CBS, in conjunction with Texas Instruments, sponsors a program called “We All Use Math Everyday.” One of the purposes of the program is to develop educational activities based on the show Numb3rs. For this week’s episode, they have put together a set of exercises based on Sudoku and Latin squares.