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Podcast: The Daily
Episode: ‘The Pyrotechnics of Puzzles:’ How NYT Games Are Made
Description: In a special, subscriber-only episode of “The Daily,” a team of editors from The New York Times’s Games department takes us behind the scenes.Wyna Liu, Joel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky discuss what goes into making games such as the Mini Crossword, Connections, the Spelling Bee and more.Guests:Wyna Liu, who writes the daily Connections puzzle and is an editor of the New York Times Crossword.Joel Fagliano, who created the Mini.Sam Ezersky, who edits the Spelling Bee and Letterboxed.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily...