Frank Waring Lewis (August 25, 1912 – November 18, 2010) was an American cryptographer and cryptic crossword compiler.
[1] Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut, and Katha Pollitt were listed among the fans of his puzzles.
[1] Lewis attended secretarial school and the University of Utah, from which he later earned a degree in absentia.
[1] Just before World War II, Lewis was approached by Col. William F. Friedman, head of the U.S. Army's cryptography section, who was looking for "very smart" people.
[1] Lewis was hired as a civilian and helped break the code used to coordinate Japanese ships.