Getting into the puzzle mindset

Photo illlustration by Angelo Bautista. Original image by Anne Strainchamps.

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A.J. Jacobs is known for research projects that turn into obsessions. His latest interest—which includes a podcast—is puzzles. He goes deep into puzzle history and lore in a new book “The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life.” And, he challenges Anne to play a few games, too.