Dan Feyer is an American crossword puzzle solver and editor.

[1] He was described by The New York Times as "the wizard who is fastest of all",[2] solving the Times's Saturday crossword in an average of 4:03 minutes each week and the Sunday crossword in an average of 5:38 minutes.

[3] Feyer began solving puzzles seriously in 2006, after watching the documentary Wordplay about the ACPT.

[5] In 2009, Feyer won the Express Division of the Lollapuzzoola puzzle tournament, for which he has also constructed.

[citation needed] In 2014, his rivalry with Tyler Hinman was described by Time as "America's most elite crossword puzzle rivalry,"[6] with veteran crossword editor Will Shortz describing them as "in a class of their own, the type who can flawlessly tear through a New York Times Sunday crossword in under four minutes.