 Don Christensen
The winner, Tyler Hinman!
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Congratulations!
B division winners
C division winners
See Standings for all results.
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Year 44 • 2022 • 474 contestants
The first in-person ACPT in three years. Program highlights included remarks by Josh Wardle, inventor of the game craze Wordle, who conducted a live Wordle competition on players' smartphones; "Palindrome Fight," a 60-minute palindrome-writing competition, won by Lisa Bunker; "Fact or Fake?," a trivia contest by Stan Newman; and presentation of the annual MEmoRiaL award, by Marie Haley, to Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon. On Sunday, students from Yale staged a preview of their musical "Word Nerd." A virtual ACPT, with 350 participants, was conducted simultaneously with the in-person event. The tournament was livestreamed for the first time. It was filmed for HBO's "Real Sports" and a CBC documentary. In Sunday's "A" division playoffs, Tyler Hinman won for the seventh time.
Capsule history of all previous years.
Wordplay - the crossword column of the New York Times - written by Deb Amlen
Facebook: Crossword Puzzle Tournaments
Blogs
YouTube
The following 32 contestants solved all 7 puzzles with no mistakes.
Justin Ames, Evan Birnholz, Kevan Choset, Frank Colangelo, Patrick Dicaprio, Alexandra Doumani, Steve Feldman, Dan Feyer, Adam Gale, Peter Gordon, Randy Guggenheimer, Tyler Hinman, Susan Hoffman, Jason Keller, Andy Kravis, Jesse Lansner, Andrew Lim, Robert Mackey, Phoebe McBee, Robin Morrissey, David Moulton, Jonathan Olsen, Greg Pliska, David Plotkin, Nancy Ross, Dan Sadoff, Dan Schwartz, Rocky Schwarz, Roberta Strauss, Marcus Tonti, Karen von Haam, Stella Zawistowski.
Spoiler alert! Don't click the link unless you have tried Puzzle 5 and want to understand the theme.
Click to reveal the Puzzle 5 theme
In Alphabetical Order
Click for photos of this year's constructors and officials
| Director | Will Shortz |
| Coordinator | Michael Smith |
| Lead Tech Team and Webmaster | Nancy Parsons |
| Lead Judge | Mike Nothnagel |
| Database Preparer | Joe Cabrera |
| Virtual Tournament Manager | Dave Sullivan |
| Photographer | Don Christensen |
| Nametags | Mike Shenk |
| Playoff Announcers | Ophira Eisenberg and Greg Pliska |
Scoring is based on accuracy and speed. Score as follows:
For the purpose of scoring, a "word" consists of any series of letters written between black squares in the grid, or between a black square and the border of the grid, whether it is a single word, a phrase, or otherwise.
Complete rules will be explained prior to competition.
Contestants simultaneously compete in all events for which they are eligible:
| Division A | Everyone |
| Division B | Contestants who have not won a Division A or Division B prize during their last seven tournaments |
| Division C | Contestants who have not finished in the top 20% during their last three tournaments |
| Division D | Contestants who have not finished in the top 40% during their last three tournaments |
| Division E | Contestants who have not finished in the top 65% during their last three tournaments |
| Age Divisions | Solvers 25 years and under (Juniors), 50-59 years (Fifties), 60-69 years (Sixties), 70-79 (Seventies) and 80+ (Seniors) |
| Regional Divisions | Solvers in each of 11 geographical regions: Connecticut, Other New England, New York City, Long Island, Westchester/Upstate New York, New Jersey, Other Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, West, Canada/Foreign [map] |
| Rookies | Contestants competing for their first time. Rookies are not eligible for "D" or "E" prizes. |
| Division A | 1st Prize | $5,000 |
| 2nd | $2,000 | |
| 3rd | $1,000 | |
| 4th-10th (each) | Trophy | |
| Division B | 1st Prize | $500 |
| 2nd | $250 | |
| 3rd | $150 | |
| Division C | 1st Prize | $100 |
| 2nd | $75 | |
| 3rd | $50 | |
| Each of Divisions D and E; Juniors, Fifties, Sixties, Seventies, Seniors | 1st-3rd Prizes | Trophy |
| 11 Regional Winners (each) [map] | 1st & 2nd Prizes | Trophy |
| Rookies | 1st Prize | $500 |
| 2nd | $250 | |
| 3rd | $100 | |
| 4th & 5th | Trophy |
Plus Every prizewinner receives a New York Times crossword collection from St. Martin's Press.
