Stanley Newman (born July 19, 1952) is an American puzzle creator, editor, and publisher. Newman has been the editor of the ''

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'' Sunday

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puzzle since 1988 and the editor of the ''Newsday'' daily crossword puzzle since 1992. He is also a trivia buff and the co-author of a trivia encyclopedia, ''15,003 Answers''. Newman is a native of

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, and is a

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graduate of Brooklyn College, where he majored in mathematics. He went on to earn a

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in statistics from

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. Newman's puzzle career started after he won the inaugural U.S. Open Crossword Championship in 1982. He also won the

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that year. Newman started a crossword newsletter in 1983 and began creating his own crosswords soon thereafter. He is the author or editor of over 100 books and is the current world record holder for the fastest solving of a New York Times crossword

In 1990, Newman appeared as a contestant on '' The Challengers (game show), The Challengers''

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and was its biggest winner, finishing with a grand total of $112,480. Over half of that came from his win in the series' Invitational Tournament of Champions, along with a $31,000 Ultimate Challenge win (Unfortunately for Newman, his final day ended with him in negative territory, and thus he was unable to compete in the Final Challenge). He currently is a regular contestant at the Allentown, Pennsylvania Trivia Bowl, held twice annually. Newman lives in

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, New York with his wife and has three grown children.

References

External links

Stanley Newman's official website
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