[2][3] He began constructing crossword puzzles and submitting them to newspapers by age 14.

[4][5] Ezersky graduated in 2017 from the University of Virginia, where he double-majored in mechanical engineering and economics—and, for two years, wrote a weekly crossword puzzle for the Cavalier Daily.

[4][6][7] In 2016, when New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz was in town for a commencement speech, Ezersky, then still in college, had him over to his house to talk puzzles.

Ezersky was hired right out of college, in 2017, as an assistant puzzle editor for The New York Times, where he helps review and edit crossword submissions to the newspaper.

[8] Ezersky became the editor of the Times's daily online Spelling Bee game at its launch in 2018.