Wayne Gouldis a retired Hong Kong judge, most recently known for helping to popularise sudoku puzzles in the United Kingdom, and thereafter in the United States... (wikipedia)
I have met people who you would expect to be brilliant and they have a blind spot for this puzzle. And I have met people without as much education who do very well with it.
I retired so I would have more time. Now I'm even busier than I was before.
endless puzzles made up on the spot, all fresh and original.
People enjoyed it immediately and other papers noticed the jump in circulation,
It's not like this was a 12-hour a day job, It was more like a six to nine.
I'm not surprised that people like the puzzle -- I thought that was almost certain. I am surprised at how people have gotten into a frenzy about it.
These guys are quite exceptional. They're practically off the planet. I can't begin to understand how they do the puzzles. It's all a bit too stressful and serious for me!