Independent Lens
Season 9 Episode 1 - Wordplay
6.5 ?
1999
Documentary
Fifty million Americans do crossword puzzles each week, many in the venerable New York Times , where Will Shortz has been editor for 12 years. "Wordplay" presents an entertaining and informative look at Shortz' work and that of the puzzle constructors with whom he collaborates, as well as coverage of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, an annual competition founded by Shortz, that profiles a number of intelligent and ingratiating contestants.
Episodes in Season 9
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Wordplay
60 min
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2
Please Vote for Me
60 min
3
Storm of Emotions
60 min
4
Red White Black & Blue
60 min
5
Miss Navajo
60 min
6
The Creek Runs Red
60 min
8
The Paper
60 min
9
An Unreasonable Man
60 min
10
Today's Man
60 min
11
A Son's Sacrifice
60 min
12
American Made
60 min
13
How Is Your Fish Today?
60 min
14
Banished
60 min
15
Hard Road Home
60 min
16
Iron Ladies of Liberia
60 min
17
Compañeras
60 min
18
Water Flowing Together
60 min
19
Water Flowing Together
60 min
20
Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
60 min
21
A Dream in Doubt
60 min
22
New Year Baby
60 min
23
The Cool School
60 min
24
Writ Writer
60 min
25
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
60 min
26
Deep Water
60 min
27
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
60 min
