Meet The Editor: Matt Dornbos!
July 17, 2025
For the next three weeks, you’ll get a bonus puzzle from one of my editors. Plus, you’ll get to meet them, learn a little about them, and hear about how they help me with the New Dork Times!
Today, we’ve got my online editor, Matt Dornbos aka Math aka Dornbos aka Dorny.
Dornbos’ Puzzle
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Meet Matt Dornbos
I subjected my editors to every person’s worst nightmare: a Google Form and a text saying “PLEASE FILL THIS OUT!”
Luckily, they all answered within a few days.
New Dork Times: Describe your role at the New Dork Times
Matt Dornbos: Crossword Editor
NDT: What is your crossword experience?
MD: Casual doer, never creator, new to editing.
NDT: Who are you, and what do you want?
MD: I'm a math-nerd, reading, running, music lover who wants to start my own business and travel more. Oh, and ice cream.
NDT: Where is the most exotic location you’ve ever solved a crossword puzzle?
MD: Costa Rica on my honeymoon (wink-wink).
NDT: Recommend three things you’ve enjoyed recently.
MD: Wine-ing, Dine-ing, and Pretty Little Liars-ing.
Crossless Words
WOW! What a hard-hitting interview. People are saying I’m the Oprah of the cruciverbalist world, asking the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.
Real talk. Dornbos is a fantastic crossword editor. He catches the smallest little issues and my recurring mistakes (I keep writing Selma Hayak instead of the correct Salma Hayek). He’s also an amazing friend with immaculate taste in books and music and drag queens. Dornbos, the New Dork Times appreciates you, and you’re a stone cold fox!
Next week’s featured editor is another stone cold fox! Stay tuned!