Merl Reagle
Merl Reagle | |
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Reagle in 2005 | |
| Born | January 5, 1950 Audubon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 2015 (aged 65) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Crossword constructor, musician |
| Spouse | Marie Haley |
| Parent(s) | Sam and Evelyn Reagle |
Merl Harry Reagle (January 5, 1950 – August 22, 2015) was an American crossword constructor. For 30 years, he constructed a puzzle every Sunday for the San Francisco Chronicle (originally the San Francisco Examiner), which he syndicated to more than 50 Sunday newspapers, including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Seattle Times, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), the Hartford Courant, the New York Observer, and the Arizona Daily Star. Reagle also produced crossword puzzles for AARP: The Magazine and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.