How a Crossword Puzzle Gets Made

The first question asked of many crossword makers: “Do you write the clues first?”

To help explain why that wouldn't make sense, Slate’s Mike Vuolo, an occasional crossword writer for the New York Times and others, walks us through the process of creating a new puzzle in the video above. The art isn’t very complicated, but you do have to follow a few rules.

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