Pete Mullerhas enjoyed solving crosswords since he was a teenager.He started creating them in 2005 and published his firstNew YorkTimespuzzle in 2006. While Pete is known for his innovative andtricky puzzles, he places primary importance on creating a funexperience for the solver. For difficult puzzles, of course, this mightinvolve an appropriate amount of torture! Pete has publishedpuzzles in theNew York Times, Fireball Crosswords, theWall StreetJournal, theLA Times, and others. TheWashington Poststartedpublishing the Muller Monthly Music Meta in 2019. In addition tocreating crosswords, Pete is a musician and runs a quantitativeinvestment firm. He lives in California with his wife and two children.