Editing Crossword (section)

=== Records ===
According to ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', May 15, 2007, the most prolific crossword compiler is [[Roger Squires]] of [[Ironbridge]], [[Shropshire]], UK. On May 14, 2007, he published his 66,666th crossword,<ref>(Pat-Ella) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516041322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/14/nclue14.xml "Crossword setter hits puzzling landmark"], Richard Savill, ''The Daily Telegraph'', May 15, 2007</ref> equivalent to 2 million clues. He is one of only four setters to have provided cryptic puzzles to ''[[The Times]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', the ''[[Financial Times]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]''. He also holds the record for the longest word ever used in a published crossword—the 58-letter Welsh town [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]] clued as an anagram.

Enthusiasts have compiled a number of record-setting achievements in ''[[New York Times]]'' and other venues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.xwordinfo.com/ |title=XWord Info |access-date=2020-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101085646/https://www.xwordinfo.com/ |archive-date=2020-01-01}}</ref>
* The lowest word count in a published weekday-size 15x15 puzzle is the June 29, 2013 ''The New York Times'' crossword by Joe Krozel, with just 50 words.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=6/29/2013|title=New York Times, Saturday, June 29, 2013|publisher=Xwordinfo.com |access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref>
* The fewest shaded squares in a 15x15 American crossword is 17 (leaving 208 white spaces), set by the July 27, 2012 ''Times'' crossword by Joe Krozel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=7/27/2012 |title=Friday, July 27, 2012 crossword by Joe Krozel |publisher=Xwordinfo.com |date=2012-07-27 |access-date=2013-11-26}}</ref>
* The record for most crosswords published in ''The New York Times'' is held by [[Manny Nosowsky]], who has had 241 puzzles in that outlet.
* A N Prahlada Rao, crossword constructor from India, has recorded in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2016 for constructing highest number of crosswords in Indian regional languages. In 2019 his name has mentioned in the ''Kalam Book of World Records''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Most Crosswords Created (Regional Language)|url=https://www.coca-colaindia.com/stories/most-crosswords-created--regional-language-|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Coca-Cola Company|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kalamsworldrecords.com/world-records-2019/|title=World Records 2019 &#124; Kalams World Records}}</ref>