The New York Times Puzzle-Makers: Joel Fagliano, who interned with Times crossword puzzle editor (and folk hero), Will Shortz, and is now the lead puzzle editor and creates the Mini-Puzzle (5×5), with Wyna Liu, who went with her mother, on a 7-night Times “crossword cruise,” and met Joel, who inspired her to create her own puzzles, and today creates/edits Connections (words connected by shared but sometimes obscure themes), and Sam Ezersky, another Shortz mentee, who convinced Will to talk puzzles at his house one evening, and now creates/edits Spelling Bee (how many words you can spell with 7 letters). They’ll explain how they do what they do, why games have taken us by storm, and even how to get better at them.