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Solving the puzzle: Crosswords, anorexia, and me
Solving the puzzle: Crosswords, anorexia, and me
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Anna Shechtman began writing crossword puzzles as a teenager - but developed an eating disorder around the same time. She became one of the youngest crossword creators to publish a puzzle in the New York Times newspaper and now writes crosswords for the New Yorker magazine, but during her recovery she sometimes feared that her illness and her love of creating crosswords were inextricably linked.
She tells Emily Webb about the art of cruciverbalism, 'crossworld', and why the creation of crossword clues is a political act.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Emily Webb
(Photo: Anna Shechtman. Courtesy of Anna Shechtman)
She tells Emily Webb about the art of cruciverbalism, 'crossworld', and why the creation of crossword clues is a political act.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Emily Webb
(Photo: Anna Shechtman. Courtesy of Anna Shechtman)
Released:
Jan 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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