Modern Art Notes describes Elizabeth C. Gorski as a puzzle writer "known for her entertaining, creative 'holy cow!' grids."
She is hailed as one of the country's leading creators of the American-style crossword puzzle. Her syndicated King Features crosswords appear daily in publications throughout North America.

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Ms. Gorski is best-known for her innovative and visually-rich crosswords, including works that celebrate One World Trade Center, The Empire State Building, The Louvre and The Guggenheim Museum.

At The New York Times, she is the most-published woman crossword constructor during Will Shortz's editorship. During her 21-year run, she created 67 Sunday crosswords and 152 daily puzzles for The New York Times. The newspaper selected her to co-create a celebrity puzzle with Martha Stewart.

An innovator of new puzzle forms, Ms. Gorski invented the popular "Connect-The-Dots" crossword that debuted in The New York Times. In 2015, Hearst chose her to succeed Henry Hook as syndicated puzzle writer for King Features. 

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Ms. Gorski is a monthly contributor to The New Yorker, where she writes the annual music-themed "Year-in-Review" crossword.

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She is founder of Crossword Nation, an indie puzzle provider. Her custom work is commissioned by the film industry, libraries, museums and private clients. Her new book of puzzles -- Crosswords for Classical Music Lovers -- was published in June 2026.

Ms. Gorski is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. She lives in New York City and is passionate about clay court tennis, calligraphy, Argentine tango, the viola and the blues guitar.