Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
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Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
Occupation | crossword constructor |
Website | brendanemmettquigley |
Brendan Emmett Quigley (born 1974) [1] is an American crossword constructor. He has been described as a "crossword wunderkind". [2] His work has been published in The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal , The Boston Globe , by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and The Onion . He appeared in the documentary Wordplay and the book Crossworld: One Man's Journey into America's Crossword Obsession. [3]
In a 2007 interview, The Boston Globe Magazine credited Quigley with "making the New York Times crossword hip." [1]
Quigley was born in Norwood, Massachusetts. [1] He became interested in crosswords while studying at the University of New Hampshire. [2] Will Shortz bought his first submission to the New York Times. [2]
He lists Merl Reagle, Frank Longo, Elizabeth Gorski and Patrick Berry among his influences. [4]
He has constructed puzzles for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the Boston Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and Lollapuzzoola. As a tournament competitor, Brendan finished second in the E Division at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2001, and second in the Local Division at Lollapuzzoola 5 in 2012.
Quigley is also a musician, playing in such Boston-area bands as The Campaign For Real-Time and Hip Tanaka. [1] [2] He is currently a member of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. [5]
Quigley maintains a blog, entitled "Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley." [6]