Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Crafts a Rock 'N' Roll Crossword for The New York Times
Jeff Tweedy, frontman of Wilco and avid crossword enthusiast, has created a music-themed crossword puzzle for The New York Times, paying tribute to legends like Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground.
Jeff Tweedy, the Wilco frontman, has penned the New York Times’ monthly bonus crossword for May. The puzzle's theme, "My Life Was Saved by Rock ’N’ Roll," features answers referencing songs by Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, and other CBGB icons. He even managed to sneak in a Yankee Hotel Foxtrot reference.
If you're a subscriber, you can tackle Tweedy's puzzle here.
"I’m a pretty massive crossword puzzle nut, and I have been for a very very long time," Tweedy wrote on his Starship Casual newsletter. "As an addict, you have to remind yourself that you’re still an addict, even when you’re aren’t doing things that are terrible for you. Crossword puzzles are a pretty benign outlet for an addictive tendency, in my opinion."
Tweedy also appeared in a brief video interview with Times puzzle editor Christina Iverson, discussing the parallels between songwriting and crossword solving:
This week, the Times tapped Carole King, Diane Warren, and The Magnetic Fields’ Merritt to each write a five-by-five mini crossword. You can play those here, here, and here.
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