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Dr.Fill participated in the 2012 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, finishing 141st of approximately 650 entrants with a total score of just over 10,000 points.The appearance led to a variety of descriptions of Dr.Fill in the popular press, including The Economist, [2] the San Francisco Chronicle [3] and Gizmodo. [4]
Tyler Hinman (born November 5, 1984) is an American competitive crossword puzzle solver and constructor and a seven-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). He holds the tournament record for youngest champion ever, winning as a 20-year-old in 2005, and he formerly held the record for consecutive titles with five, a feat ...
2010–2015, 2017, 2019, 2023: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Champion Dan Feyer is an American crossword puzzle solver and editor. He holds the record for the most American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) championships, with nine wins, and the most consecutive championships, with six. [ 1 ]
Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:
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Matt Gaffney is a professional crossword puzzle constructor and author [1] who lives in Staunton, Virginia.His puzzles have appeared in Billboard magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Beast, [2] Dell Champion Crossword Puzzles, GAMES magazine, the Los Angeles Times, [3] New York magazine, the New York Times, [3] Newsday, The Onion, Slate magazine, [4] the Wall Street Journal, [3] the ...