Word: cruciverbalist
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...came here. This is only my second tournament.RR: Impressive! Wow, how long does it take you to do a Sunday New York Times Crossword?DIG: It depends on if I pick up the theme quickly, but around 10 to 15 minutes.RR: Would you call yourself a cruciverbalist [a constructor or solver of crossword puzzles]?DIG: Yes, but only around people who do crosswords. I’ve never used it as a pick-up line.Kyle A. Mahowald ’09, Secretary of The Harvard Crossword SocietyRoving Reporter (RR): This was a great event. So, Kyle, what?...
...crossword puzzle editor and the man who introduced Sudoku to America—gave a short talk about his favorite crossword puzzle experiences. Flyby slowly realized, as the audience responded to Shortz with roars of laughter and knowing shouts of approval, that we were in the presence of a cruciverbalist...
...granted the scholarship every year. All applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.7. Mahowald, an English concentrator, plans to study linguistics at Oxford University. “I’m interested in words and language,” said the Winthrop House resident, who was the youngest cruciverbalist to ever publish a puzzle in the Sunday New York Times. Sheffield, a social studies concentrator, said that he was motivated to apply for what he called “a really great scholarship” because it was “a way to get to Oxford to study...
Kyle A. Mahowald ’09 is a cruciverbalist who publishes his crosswords in the Times as well as other publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Mahowald’s first Sunday puzzle was published in September 2004; 17 years old at the time, he became the youngest constructor to publish a Sunday Times crossword puzzle. Mahowald remains modest about his achievement. “It was pretty cool. I didn’t know it when I sent it in that I would be the youngest...
...weekend tournament, Shortz bustles around, announcing the rules and the winners of each of the seven puzzles. On Saturday night there's a talent show - the search for an "American Crossword Idol" - at which Ellen demonstrates her baton-twirling expertise. Another conventioneer, Vic Fleming, sings and strums a cruciverbalist's country lament: "But if you don't come across / I'm gonna be down...