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smacksmacksugarsmack t1_j0hrebt wrote

Thanks for doing this AMA. 2 questions:

  1. What goes into your process of reviewing a submission, and how long does it take to review one puzzle?
  2. From acceptance of a puzzle, what then has to be done to get it published in the WSJ?
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wsj OP t1_j0hsd4e wrote

My assistant Joanne and I look at every submission separately and then compare notes. It usually doesn't take long to look over a puzzle--usually less that 15 mimutes--but we get so many, we have a big backlog (months) of puzzles we haven't gotten to.

Once a puzzle is accepted, I add it to the files. Every week, I pick a set to use, pick the days they'll run, edit them and lay them out. Then they go to the test-solvers to check. Once the revisions are made, they get uploaded to the WSJ.

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sunny_monday t1_j0kymhz wrote

Wait. Stop. TEST-SOLVERS??? How do I get that job??

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