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Young puzzle prodigy David Steinberg rises in crosswords
A profile of 16 year old David Steinberg, a California student who writes crosswords for The New York Times. From Irvine to Palos Verdes, his journey spans robotics, wordplay, and a mission to digitize Times archives. He hopes to become NYT crossword editor and runs multiple puzzle ventures with mentors Will Shortz and Stan Newman.
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David Steinberg
David
Turtle Rock
Irvine
Seattle
Bill Gates
Old Middle School
Rancho Palos Verdes
Merl Reagle
Reagle
New York Times
Daniel Okrent
Beagle
Barry Bonds
Times
The
Will Shortz
Shortz
Tower of London
Times Crossword
Frogshop
Toads
Palos Verdes Peninsula High
All Times
Newsday
Stan Newman
Brooklyn
India
Jim Horne
Karen
UC Irvine
Paul
Watch
Mr. Shortz
Drew A. Kelley
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