About Elizabeth Gorski

Modern Art Notes describes Elizabeth C. Gorski as a puzzle writer “known for her entertaining, creative holy cow! grids.”

She is hailed as one of the country’s leading creators of the American-style crossword puzzle.  Ms. Gorski is best-known for her innovative and visually-rich crosswords, including works that honor One World Trade Center, The Empire State Building, The Louvre and The Guggenheim Museum.

For over 21 years, her puzzles appeared in The New York Times Sunday and daily editions. 

Ms. Gorski invented the popular “Connect-The-Dots” crossword which debuted in The New York Times in December 2003.

In 2015 Ms. Gorski succeeded Henry Hook as creator of a syndicated crossword for King Features.

In 2018, Ms. Gorski joined a team of crossword constructors selected by The New Yorker magazine.

In Spring of 2020, King Features launched a daily micro crossword written by Ms. Gorski.

For her innovations in the visual puzzle genre, Ms. Gorski was named 2013 Constructor of the Year. She is a five-time winner of Simon & Schuster’s Margaret Award.  In 2006 she achieved the first and only Sunday Crossword Grand Slam.*

She is founder and editor-in-chief of Crossword Nation, an “indie” puzzle weekly.

Wordplay, the Patrick Creadon documentary, featured her NYT opus, “High Definition,” as one of “Five Unforgettable Puzzles.” 20th Century Fox commissioned her work for the Sandra Bullock comedy All About Steve. The New York Times selected Ms. Gorski to create a celebrity puzzle with Martha Stewart as guest co-constructor.

Her custom work is commissioned by advertising agencies, private clients, libraries and museums.

A graduate of Barnard College, Ms. Gorski lives in Manhattan. She plays clay court tennis, the viola and the blues guitar. Ms. Gorski studied the viola with Joyce Robbins.