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Jeff Tweedy Creates Rock & Roll-Themed New York Times Crossword

Jeff Tweedy, Carole King, Diane Warren, and Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, all recently named to the NYT's 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list, each contributed rock & roll-themed mini-puzzles to the Times' digital crosswo

·May 6, 2026·via Stereogum
Jeff Tweedy Creates Rock & Roll-Themed New York Times Crossword

This week Carole King , Diane Warren , and the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt — all of whom appear on the New York Times ' hotly-debated new list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — each wrote five-by-five mini puzzles for the publication's digital crossword section. Jeff Tweedy, despite admirably voting for himself , did not make the list. He did, however, get to write a full-sized crossword puzzle for the Times ' monthly bonus game.

The post Jeff Tweedy Wrote A Rock ‘N’ Roll-Themed <em>NYT</em> Crossword appeared first on Stereogum .

_Originally reported by [Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2498107/jeff-tweedy-wrote-a-rock-n-roll-themed-nyt-crossword/news/)._

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