John Halpern

John's Create a Crossword for Charity with Will Shortz

Fundraising for New York Times Neediest Cases Fund

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Create a Crossword for Charity with Will Shortz, 5 February 2021

Story

Join John Halpern, the UK’s No 1 crossword setter, and Will Shortz for a one-off, crossword-creating show to raise money for Neediest Cases Fund

Watch the magic live as John and Will create the NY Times cryptic crossword, start to finish.

What happens on “Create a Crossword for Charity’?

John and special guest create a cryptic crossword on a theme

Help choose words you love to fit into the puzzle

Help fit those words together, like a jigsaw

Help create mysterious clues for your favourite words

Language will never be the same again!


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£2,285.34
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£2,285.34
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