For his latest published puzzle collection, Will Shortz picked his 10 favorite constructors and had each one pick 10 of their favorite puzzles -- 8 dailies and 2 Sundays. XWord Info has all the details.
So, it seems clear that if you're a constructor and you're not on this list, Will doesn't like you. Sorry, Jeff.
Seriously, it's a terrific collection. The main list has a series of Across Lite links if you'd like to catch up on some of these by printing them out yourself. (NYT Puzzle Subscription required.)
Or if you just want to see the whole list of thumbnails organized, as in the book, by constructor, here's the thumbnail view.
Congratulations to the two women and eight men selected. All are fine choices. In addition, a few other constructors sneak in by virtue of being co-constructors: Andrea Carla Michaels, George Barany, and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class.
Oh, and Gene Newman sneaks into the book too by mistake. The XWord Info list replaces Puzzle #65 with the intended one by Patrick Merrell.
[Edit: apparently in at least some cases, the constructors did not, in fact, get to choose the puzzles themselves, despite what the Introduction in the book says.]
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