I didn't realize that there is a "puzzle media". There definitely is a puzzle king in the U.S. It would be Will Shortz. He has been the New York Times Puzzle Editor since 1993 and the NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle Master since 1987. He is the only person known to hold a college degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles. He has been publishing puzzles since he was 16 years old.
He has said that his favorite crossword of all time is the Election Day crossword of November 5, 1996, designed by Jeremiah Farrell. It had two correct solutions with the same set of clues, one saying that the "Lead story in tomorrow's newspaper" would be "BOB DOLE ELECTED", and the other correct solution saying "CLINTON ELECTED". His favorite individual clue is "It might turn into a different story" (whose solution is SPIRAL STAIRCASE).
Here is Wikipedia's list of more puzzle makers:
David Steinberg
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Francis Heaney
Peter Gordon
Trip Payne
Stan Newman
Tyler Hinman
What does Will Shortz think of Wordle?
“What’s nice about Wordle is how simple, pleasant and attractive the computer interface is,” Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times Crossword, said. Limiting players to six guesses per day and rationing out one puzzle per day adds excitement to the solving process, he said. “It’s a great puzzle, and it doesn’t take long to play, which makes it perfect for our age when people have short attention spans.”
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