| The puzzles spread from the United States across the globe, but the American crossword today doesn’t always reflect the linguistic changes that immigration brings.  Illustration by Pablo Amargo Among the hardest permanent-resident visas for immigrants to the United States to obtain is the EB-1A, known colloquially as the Einstein visa. It is reserved for those with extraordinary talents or accomplishments—the kinds of people who don’t just make it to the Olympics but win a medal. In a fascinating piece from this week’s Cartoons & Puzzles Issue, Natan Last tells the story of Mangesh Ghogre, a forty-three-year-old man from Mumbai, who was granted an EB-1A for his exceptional ability to write crossword puzzles. Ghogre’s journey reveals the ways in which the crossword, a uniquely American export to the world, has always relied on people and innovations from abroad—and how the form might open up to include more voices. Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » | 
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