▁the ▁Times . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 9 5 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁cross word ▁puzz le ▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁broke ▁her ▁own ▁record ▁by ▁being ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Times ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 6 , ▁ 9 7 , ▁ 9 8 ▁ 9 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Gordon ▁published ▁thousands ▁of ▁puzz les ▁during ▁her ▁ 6 0 + ▁year ▁career , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁new ▁puzz les ▁daily . ▁ ▁She ▁called ▁herself ▁a ▁ ▁" c ru ci ver bal ist ," ▁and ▁cred ited ▁her ▁product ivity ▁to ▁chron ic ▁ins om nia . ▁ ▁Publish ers ▁and ▁edit ors ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Gordon ▁was ▁born ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁She ▁married ▁Benjamin ▁Lan ard , ▁c of ound er ▁of ▁commercial ▁real ty ▁company ▁Lan ard ▁& ▁Ax il bund , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Ben ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Lan ard . ▁Gordon ▁was ▁wid owed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁then ▁rem ar ried ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Am anda , ▁to ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁puzz les , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁an ▁abstract ▁painter ▁and ▁a ▁need le point ▁artist , ▁finding ▁insp iration ▁in ▁the