1999 Tournament

1999 Champion Jon Delfin

"B" Champ Ron Osher

"C" Champ Katherine Bryant

NPR's Neal Conan

"Merl the Pearl" Merl Reagle

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz

In the News

• New York Times puzzle editor has roots in Indiana -- 12/29/98 Louisville, Kentucky, The Courier-Journal
• 260 crossword puzzle aficionados compete for cash -- 3/14/99 Stamford Advocate
• Piano player from N.Y. takes top crossword prize -- 3/15/99 Stamford Advocate
• To err is rewarding in tourney -- 3/15/99 Connecticut Post Online
• Puzzle Lovers Square Off At Crossword Tournament -- 3/15/99 Hartford Courant
• Crazy About Crosswords

A Computer Competed This Year ...

• Proverb, the Crossword-Solving Computer Program
• Duke Researchers Pit Computer Against Human Crossword Puzzle Players

Reports from the Competition

• Report from Bill Michaels
• Conti's Comments Before the Tourney
• Conti's Comments After the Tourney

Diversions

• Nine Limericks Play online the tournament game, by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
• Sliding puzzle of Jon Delfin's tournament-winning filled-in grid

Pictures from a Tournament

• Pictures from Nancy Shack
• Pictures from Doug Heller and Nancy Parsons

Sound Byte from the Play by Play

• Neal Conan and Merl Reagle