Merl Reagle, a renowned American crossword constructor, was born on January 5, 1950, in Audubon, New Jersey. Since 1985, he has been consistently constructing a puzzle every Sunday for a wide range of prominent publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times, The Plain Dealer, Hartford Courant, New York Observer, and Arizona Daily Star, among many others.
In his early years, Reagle's passion for crosswords began to take shape when he was just six years old. He went on to create his first crossword puzzle, a testament to his innate talent. This dedication eventually led him to sell a puzzle to The New York Times at the tender age of 16, making him the youngest published Times puzzle constructor at the time.
