Secret Simpsons Message in NY Times Puzzle Tomorrow

Crossword puzzle creator Merl Reagle and The New York Times Crossword Puzzle editor Will Shortz make guest voice appearances in the "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" episode of The Simpsons airing tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. on Fox. Also, Reagle and Shortz collaborated with The Simpsons executive producer Tim Long to create a hidden Simpsons-related message - integral to that night's episode - that will appear in The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle. "One of the great things about working on The Simpsons is that when we do a show on a particular subject - be it politics, sports or music - we do it right," Long notes in a press release. "In this case, we hired master constructor Merl Reagle (who guest-voices as himself) to design every single crossword puzzle visible throughout the episode. Conscientious or obsessive-compulsive? You be the judge!"
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