Transcript: Young Man From Maine Matches Wits With Will Shortz

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A young man from North Whitefield, Maine, population 400, plays a puzzle with puzzlemaster and puzzle editor for the "New York Times", WillShortz and proves himself worthy of the game.

LIANE HANSEN, Host: This is Weekend Edition. I'm Liane Hansen. And joining us is puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Hi, Will.

WILL SHORTZ: Hi, Liane.

LIANE HANSEN: What happened last week?

WILL SHORTZ: Oh, the outdoor fair got rained out and they'd announced it just an hour or so before the event and it was a shame because there were a lot of Times solvers and a lot of NPR listeners come by.

LIANE HANSEN: Oh- and a lot of people that were hoping to meet ...

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