U of I student to get crossword puzzle published in New York Times

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- A local college freshman is getting himself into the pages of the New York Times.

Adam Aaronson from Deerfield created a crossword puzzle that will run in the New York Times Saturday.

Aaronson attends U of I. He says he submitted about a dozen puzzles before one was accepted.

He says it includes words that have never been in a New York Times crossword before.