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Ben Bass & Beyond

@BenBassBeyond

NYT cryptogram & NPR puzzle guy; joke writer for Esquire, Playboy, McSweeney’s, Flavorpill; USTA 4.0; Jeopardy! champion; super modest. All opinions 20% off.

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Joined October 2008
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I just told my screenplay it was adapted 😕
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FYI wimbledon.com/en_GB/tickets
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When NYT & NPR puzzlemaster Will Shortz matches wits with Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings, the winner is the audience. @KenJennings @Jeopardy @NPRWeekend @NYTGames #jeopardy #kenjennings #willshortz
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Think you can beat @KenJennings in a Will Shortz trivia game? Good luck … but you’re welcome to try. @jeopardy @NPRWeekend @nytimes
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New York Times puzzle editor WILL SHORTZ will host "Kennections" trivia on my Twitch channel this Monday evening at 8pm ET. Come play along! twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
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🚨 knowledge base trivia 🚨STARTS NOW! twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
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benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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There's a rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees. MA/NY people are saying this
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Trivia stars, NYT/New Yorker puzzle writers and a Wimbledon scribe collide in tonight’s Only Connect/trivia battle royale. 8pm ET. Join us! Will @VictoriaCoren be there? Who knows? But you should. Play along or hang in the chat! Afterward it’s VOD. twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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Puzzle stars joined me last night for another NYT/BBC Connections game, plus buzzer trivia. Throw some hot dogs on the grill and enjoy our low production values / high quality TV game show. Happy 4th! 🇺🇸 VOD: twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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30 seconds into @espn’s #wimbledon  coverage today, @ReceDavis had mispronounced “Gauff” two different ways (there’s no R). It’s not exactly Mryzchyenkova. More broadly, he clearly doesn’t know tennis. Why is he the new studio host? I don’t anchor their football coverage.
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@BenRothenberg any idea?
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NYT/BBC Connections LIVE on Twitch Thu Jun 25 8pm ET Pregame for USA soccer Play along in the chat See you there twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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ah ok
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Happy Easter to all who partake. For others, we’re livestreaming NYT/BBC Connections and pop culture trivia at 1:00 pm ET. Crossword legend Sid Sivakumar wrote the connections set. Come play along! twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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Game night tonight! 8pm ET! Link below. Buzzer trivia, BBC Only Connect (NYT Connections inspo), NYT crossword writers, an upcoming Jeopardy! TOC contestant... it's a lower production values Netflix. Hang out in the chatbox, fall asleep... you do you. twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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or maybe they just THINK we're seeing this today
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So many poseurs. Some of us use the 🦃 emoji every day of the year.
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CHANUKAH, Y'ALL. You're invited to this festive game night in Princeton, NJ on December 20th. Come play my hit Stoplight Trivia game, talk NYT puzzles and tolerate my shtick! (I only play the big rooms.) You need not be a member, or even Jewish, to attend. Link below. ⬇️
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National crossword champion Max Kurzman and I will be solving puzzles today “Down clues only” starting around 5pm ET. Please join us! twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond
benbassandbeyond - Twitch

benbassandbeyond - Twitch

I write puzzles for the New York Times but this is where my friends and I solve them, live from Studio B: crosswords, trivia, Only Connect and more. Join us! We need all the help we can get. ツ —...

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