Crossworders & Politics: Not Such Strange Bedfellows

It's Commissioner Heller and Councilwoman Gamache.

In elections held today, Doug Heller, who assists Will Shortz with the administration of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, was elected Commissioner in Springfield Township, which is in Montgomery Township. Paula Gamache, a constructor who has recently done some great puzzles for CrosSynergy, was one of three candidates who ran unopposed for seats on the Rye, New York city council. Congrats to both successful candidates!

Watch Patrick Jordan on Crosswords

On Friday, in those cities that still get two episodes of "Merv Griffin's Crosswords", competition solver and top constructor Patrick Jordan appeared as a contestant. Nancy Shack has made this YouTube presentation possible. Here are the links to the two parts of his appearance...

Part One


Part Two