Due to time constraints, this page is no longer maintained, but is a nice archive of articles going back to 1987.

2014

• Local Crossword fan readies for national competition
  by Philip Walzer [The Virginian-Pilot, March 4, 2014]

2013

• Crosswords At The Canton Library: The Ninth Annual Crossword Puzzle Tournament
  by Betsy Ash [Hartford Courant, April 16, 2013]
• Four Down
  by Mark F. Bernstein �83 [Princeton Alumni Weekly, April 24, 2013]
• Crossword contender has more ups than downs
  by Amy Bennett Williams [The Southwest Florida News Press, March 16, 2013]
• Feyer cruises to 4th ACPT title
  by Vic Fleming [Daily Record - Little Rock Arkansas, March 15, 2013]
• Brits prefer online crosswords to sex The Daily Express (online) [Not directly tournament related, but Joe Margolis, who submitted this pointed out "No wonder the British crossword puzzle champion was able to come to Brooklyn."] Jason Taylor [Thu, March 14, 2013]
• Photos & Recaps from the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Amy Seidenwurm [11:10 am Thu, Mar 14]
• A New Frontier in Artificial Intelligence
  by Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto [The Nation (online), March 14, 2013]
• Millburn Township resident is a top crossword puzzler
  by The Item of Millburn and Short Hills [NorthJersey.com, March 14, 2013]
• New York man wins fourth straight American Crossword Tournament
  by Mike Smith [Yahoo! Games, March 11, 2013]
• Pleasantville's Will Shortz Hosts Annual Crossword Tournament
  by Karen Tensa [Pleasantville Daily Voice, March 8, 2013]
• I Swear
  by Vic Fleming [Daily Record - Little Rock Arkansas, March 8, 2013]
• Puzzle News!
  by Deb Amlen [The New York Times, March 3, 2013]
• Big events for March
  by Margaret Backenheimer, Special to Tribune Newspapers [Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2013]
• 36th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
  by Dave Fisher [About.com Guide, March 1, 2013]
• Crossword tournament in Killingworth
  by   [The Middletown Press, February 27, 2013]

2012

• Portland's Mark Saltveit to battle for title of world's best palindromist
  by Kelly House [The Oregonian, March 14, 2012]
• Rise of the crossword robots
  by Ben Zimmer [The Boston Globe, March 11, 2012]
• Congress Street Crossword Champ: "I Aim To Stay in Top 20"
  by Joanna Prisco [Carroll Gardens, NY Patch, March 9, 2012]
• Dr. Fill, Crossword Solving Software to Compete with Human Solvers
  by shuchi [Crossword Unclued, March 8, 2012]
• Artificial intelligence: A match for angry words
  by G.F. [The Economist, March 3, 2012]
• It's Almost Crossword Tournament Time in Brooklyn
  by unsigned [Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 29, 2012]
• Crossword artist Will Shortz shares his love of words
  by Allison Shultes [The Phoenix, February 16, 2012]
• Crossword contest new challenge for computer
  by James Temple [San Francisco Chronicle, February 15, 2012]
• Q&A: Will Shortz, crossword editor and puzzlemaster
  by Molly Petrilla [SmartPlanet, February 10, 2012]
• Author Rosenfelt as Witty as His Novel�s Characters
  by Vic Fleming [Memphis Daily News, February 1, 2012]
• The Shortz Factor
  by Matt Gaffney [Slate, January 27, 2012]

2011

• This Time It's Crosswords (Not Cross Words) That Surface From Sondheim
  by Patrick Healy [The New York Times, September 16, 2011]
• Don't be puzzled! Will Shortz explains crosswords
  by Jenna Bush Hager [Today Show, July 27, 2011]
• News of the World staff let off steam with cryptic crossword insults
  by Tom McTague [Mirror, November 7, 2011]
• After Three Decades�Plus of Puzzle-Making, Maura B. Jacobson Is Retiring
  by unsigned [New York Magazine, April 24, 2011]
• Roz Chast on Crossword Puzzles
  by Robert Mankoff [The New Yorker, March 23, 2011]
• ACPT 2011
  by Anne Erdmann [Facebook, March 22, 2011]
• They�re No Squares: Crossword Contenders Battle at Marriott
  by Mary Frost [Brooklyn Eagle, March 21, 2011]
• Across and Down, and Onward to Victory
  by Victor Mather [The New York Times, March 18, 2011]
• 34th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Comes to Brooklyn
  by Jesse Schmitt [Yahoo!, March 18, 2011]
• Vintage Starbucks Gift Card Sells for Over $10k
  by unsigned [getdebit, January 28, 2011]

2010

• Dan Feyer, the Crossword Wizard Who Is Fastest of All
  by Denise Grady [The New York Times, December 6, 2010]
• Crossword fanatic's daughter starts local tournament
  by Anya Sostek [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 1, 2010]
• UofL pediatrics' own puzzlemaster � Lawrence Wasser
  by Oscar Bryant [UofL, July 7, 2010]
• Phil Donahue to emcee Booked for the Evening
  by unsigned [Westport News, May 10, 2010]
• First Look of Crossword Master Will Shortz on 'HIMYM'
  by unsigned [ACESHOWBIZ.com, March 13, 2010]
• The nation's most decorated crossword puzzler is Miriam Raphael of Rye Brook
  by Gary Stern [LoHud.com, April 11, 2010]
• Dept. of Hoopla: Solvers
  by Michael Schulman [New Yorker, March 15, 2010]
• An interview with New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz
  by Hayley Gold [The Hofstra Chronicle, March 4, 2010]
• Hillsborough crossword solver comes within a few syllables of winning national tournament
  by Pamela Sroka-Holzmann [myCentralJersey.com, March 2, 2010]
• A New King of Crossword
  by J.G. [Brooklyn Eagle, February 24, 2010]
• Tiger of the Week: Dan Feyer '99
  by Brett Tomlinson [Princeton Alumni Weekly, February 24, 2010]
• Puzzle players cross the bridge for annual tournament
  by Tony Cella [YourNabe.com, February 24, 2010]
• Hometown hero fills in the blanks
  by Leah Garchik [San Francisco Chronicle, February 23, 2010]
• Our Geek of the Week: Meet Dan Feyer, 2010 American Crossword Puzzle Champ
  by Allie Townsend [Techland (Time / CNN), February 22, 2010]
• Interview with Will Shortz
  by Brendan Emmett Quigley [Can I Have a Word With You?, February 17, 2010]
• Interview with Tyler Hinman
  by Brendan Emmett Quigley [Can I Have a Word With You?, February 15, 2010]
• ACPT Questions and Reckless Answers
  by Andrew Feist [blog: I'm Still Alive (as of the last post), January 6, 2010]

2009

• SCSU student makes crossword puzzles with local touches
  by Amy Bowen [St Cloud Times, November 23, 2009]
• 20 across:keynote speaker for 2009 PSU Weekend
  by Vinh Tran [Daily Vanguard, October 13, 2009]
• Puzzled on the R3
  by Olivia Biagi [Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1, 2009]
• At 95, still master of the crossword puzzle
  by Peter Mucha [Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 2009]
• A crossword puzzle a day may delay dementia
  by Reuters [msnbc.com, August 3, 2009]
• Fill in the Blanks
  by Virginia Prescott [New Hampshire Public Radio, June 30, 2009]
• Dinner Impossible Made Possible at the Brooklyn Marriott
  by Brad Nelson [Marriott in the Kitchen, May 6, 2009]
• Will Shortz
  by Benjamin Flores [Yale Daily News, April 10, 2009]
• Interview with Dan Feyer
  by Crossword Corner [Star Tribune, April 8, 2009]
• At Brown, crossword puzzle tournament draws a crowd
  by Benjamin N. Gedan [Providence Journal, April 5, 2009]
• Explanatory Information Is Revealed - Wordplay Blog - NYTimes.com
  by Jim Horne [The New York Times, April 4, 2009]
• War of the words: A crossword puzzle tournament rookie tests himself agains the best
  by Dan Margolies [Kansas City Star, April 3, 2009]
• KenKen: The Next Sudoku?
  by M.J. Stephey [Time Magazine, March 12, 2009]
• Among the fast and furious
  by Rose Wynn [Silver Chips Online, March 7, 2009]
• Crossword connoisseur Elliott takes 3rd in national tourney
  by Robert Whale [Auburn Reporter, March 6, 2009]
• Alumni Compete, Win at Crossword Tournament
  by Corrina Kerr [Wesleyan Connection, March 5, 2009]
• Will Shortz� Puzzle Mania Returns to Brooklyn For Its Thirty-Third Year
  by Caitlin McNamara [Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 4, 2009]
• Puzzles
  by Patricia Stark [Craving Confidence, March 3, 2009]
• Puzzle Guru Will Shortz
  by M.J. Stephey [Time Magazine, March 2, 2009]
• Tournament heaven for crossword lovers
  by unsigned [The Money Times, March 2, 2009]
• The Wordsmith
  by Will Shortz [Robert W. Stock, March 1, 2009]
• 'Mr. Puzzle' heads to 32nd crossword tournament
  by Victor Whitman [Times Herald-Record, February 28, 2009]
• 11 Across: Amy Reynaldo
  by unsigned [NBCChicago.com, February 26, 2009]
• Chicago's crossword whiz heads to tournament
  by Patrick T. Reardon [chicagotribune.com, February 26, 2009]
• How to solve a crossword puzzle
  by James Y. Lee [Time Out New York, February 26, 2009]
• Crossword king stumps the master to win $1,000
  by Daniel Listwa [Local Source, February 4, 2009]
• Will Shortz Suggested� Library Tweaks Crossword Tournament Rules
  by Marianne Sullivan [Valley Courier, January 22, 2009]

2008

• Puzzlists: Way With Words
  by Trudy Balch [Barnard Magazine, Fall 2008]
• Merl Reagle, Will Shortz on "The Simpsons"
  by Frank Rizzo [Hartford Courant, November 9, 2008]
• Times puzzle is clueless about McCain
  by David Levinson Wilk [Politico.com, September 25, 2008]
• Anniversary Pandering
  by Stephen Colbert [Colbert Report , August 26, 2008]
• Will Shortz Commencement Address
  by geeewhiz [Youtube, May 18, 2008]
• Crossword champ fills in the blanks
  by Paul Wood [The News-Gazette.com, April 3, 2008]
• Puzzle Master
  by Lyric Wallwork Winik, Daryl Chen and Patricia Greco [PARADE Magazine, March 30, 2008]
• Watching all the trends go by
  by Leah Garchik [San Francisco Chronicle, March 17, 2008]
• His puzzling avocation is no trivial pursuit
  by Billy Baker [The Boston Globe, March 17, 2008]
• Life Squared
  by unsigned [On the Media, March 7, 2008]
• The quiet rise of crossword infatuation
  by Shelley Fralic [Vancouver Sun, March 7, 2008]
• Commissioner takes time out for a few hundred crosswords
  by Nick Malinowski [Springfield Sun, March 6, 2008]
• At Crossword Competition, One Rookie Is Clueless: Caroline Baum
  by Caroline Baum [Bloomberg.com, March 6, 2008]
• The Crossword Championships
  by Anna Clemmons (Text) + Ted Bauer (Video) [ESPN The Magazine, March 5, 2008]
• Crossword Puzzle Tourney Sets Records in Brooklyn
  by Jacqui Ryan [Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 3, 2008]
• Hundreds Across, Few Down at Crossword Meet
  by Gary Shapiro [The New York Sun, March 3, 2008]
• A 7-letter name for crossword expert: Sanders
  by Hallie Woods [The Coloradoan (Ft. Collins), March 3, 2008]
• Crossword Enthusiasts Battle For Bragging Rights At Tournament
  by Ty Chandler [NY1, March 3, 2008]
• Puzzle Me This
  by Meredith McGroarty [New York Press, March 2, 2008]
• People You Know
  by Beth C. Aplin [Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 29, 2008]
• FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29: CROSSWORD TOURNAMENT
  by Profile [U.S. Census Bureau, February 29, 2008]
• Borough prepares for wonderful wordplay - American Crossword Puzzle Tournament coming to Brooklyn
  by Meredith Deliso [Courier-Life, February 28, 2008]
• Puzzlers Invade Brooklyn: Crossword Tournament Moves Here From Conn.
  by Jacqui Ryan [Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 27, 2008]
• What's 8 Down? Brooklyn, New Home for Crossword Puzzle Tourney
  by Meg Tirrell [Bloomberg.com, February 27, 2008]
• And you thought you were good at crosswords
  by Adam Chodak [9NEWS (Colorado), February 23, 2008]
• Amy Reynaldo and Tyler Hinman on WGN Radio
  by Nick Digilio [WGN Radio, February 22, 2008]
• MIT's crossword king girds for annual battle of wits
  by Anne Trafton [MIT News Office, February 22, 2008]
• 7-letter word for puzzle master: Sanders
  by Hallie Woods [The Coloradoan (Ft. Collins), February 21, 2008]
• Famed puzzle editor explains appeal
  by Kathy Carrier [The Grand Rapids Press, February 18, 2008]
• Crossword guru thirsts for a crown
  by Andra Coberly [The Rocky Mountain News, February 18, 2008]
• A Way With Words
  by Andra Coberly [Fort Collins Now, February 13, 2008]
• Crossword puzzles beat out cigarettes, candy addictions
  by Kate Coleman [The Herald-Mail Online, February 3, 2008]
• The Independent Florida Alligator: News - Gainesville residents compete in crossword puzzle tournament
  by Kristen Huff [Alligator , February 4, 2008]
• Gainesville to host crossword puzzle tournament Saturday
  by Kristen Huff [The Independent Florida Alligator: News, February 1, 2008]
• The 31st Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
  by Will Shortz [The New York Times, February 2008]

2007

• Math professor and crossword constructor gives puzzle advice
  by Molly Gore [The Santa Clara, November 15, 2007]
• (Parody) Crossword Editor Obviously Guilty In String Of Nurse Murders
  by Doyle Redland [The Onion, October 23, 2007]
• HUMOR: Mike Mussina Disappointed Crossword Answer For �Washed Up Pitcher� Is MUSSINA
  by unsigned [SportsPickle.com, August 29, 2007]
• PBS' Independent Lens Returns with a Special Airing of Wordplay
  by unsigned [Movieweb, August 7, 2007]
• PBS Has Way With Words - `Wordplay,' `Wordgirl'
  by Roger Catlin [Courant.com, July 11, 2007]
• George W. Bush to Replace Will Shortz as NYT Crossword Puzzle Editor (humor)
  by Ion Zwitter [Avant News, May 16, 2007]
• Crossword master Will Shortz brings his puzzling talk to S.B.
  by Brett Johnson [Ventura County Star (CA), May 3, 2007]
• Word puzzle guru Will Shortz discusses his craft.
  by Elizabeth Schwyzer [The Santa Barbara Independent, May 3, 2007]
• The Wordsmith Cometh
  by Steven Libowitz [Montecito Journal (California), May 3, 2007]
• 15 Questions with Will Shortz
  by Merav D. Silverman [Harvard Crimson, May 2, 2007]
• Puzzle Master Will Shortz
  by Dave Korzon [The Rambler, April 2007]
• A passion to fit words together
  by Kristin E. Holmes [Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 2007]
• Cruciverbalists, keep your day jobs
  by Meg Tirrell [Beyond Wisconsin, April 21, 2007]
• Gainesville hosts inaugural crossword competition
  by Devin Culclasure [The Independent Florida Alligator, April 9, 2007]
• Crossword contest isn't fun, games
  by Stephanie Rodriguez [The Gainesville Sun (Florida), April 8, 2007]
• Top puzzler, 11 letters
  by Shamus Toomey [Chicago Sun-Times, April 6, 2007]
• Ground Zero For Word Play
  by Editorial [Hartford Courant, April 6, 2007]
• Colo. Man Second Best In Crossword Tournament
  by unsigned [CBS 3 (Denver), April 3, 2007]
• Nary a cross word at puzzle competition
  by David Lieberfarb [Star-Ledger (New Jersey), April 1, 2007]
• '07 Down: Stamford; '08 Up: Brooklyn
  by Jeff Holtz [New York Times, April 1, 2007]
• RPI alum wins third crossword tournament
  by Rob Tricchinelli [Polytechnic Online, March 30, 2007]
• Saved by the Bevel - Tyler Hinman's recap of the 2007 American Crossword Puzzle Championship
  by Editorial [Elites TV, March 29, 2007]
• Audio Slideshow
  by Chris Preovolos, photographer [Stamford Advocate, March 2007]
• Crossword tournament ends run in Conn. (video)
  by Jamie Muro [WTNH, March 26, 2007]
• Across and down: Clued in to crossword mania at tournament
  by Doug Dalena [Stamford Advocate, March 25, 2007]
• Stamford Crossword Puzzle Tournament (video)
  by reporter [Fox61, March 25, 2007]
• Hinman wins puzzle tournament for third-straight year
  by unsigned [Stamford Times, March 25, 2007]
• Contestants: Sharpen your pencils
  by Natasha Lee [Stamford Advocate, March 24, 2007]
• After 30 years, crossword puzzle tournament leaving Connecticut
  by AP [Boston Globe, March 23, 2007]
• 'Wordplay' tourney begins Friday
  by Mark Nelson [Dallas News, March 21, 2007]
• After 30 years, crossword tournament has outgrown Stamford
  by Jared Newman [Stamford Times, March 21, 2007]
• War of Words
  by Elizabeth Birge [Star-Ledger, March 20, 2007]
• Puzzle fans battle for top prize in national crossword tournament
  by Mark Hughes Cobb [Tuscaloosa News, March 18, 2007]
• Area puzzlers put their crossword skills to the test
  by Gary Kirkland [Gainesville.com, March 4, 2007]
• How They Met: Four Letters, Starts with "L"
  by Sondra Forsyth [Ladies' Home Journal, March 2007]
• Puzzle junkies compete at library fundraiser
  by Julie Patel [The Mercury News, February 25, 2007]
• NBC stations to play 'Crosswords'
  by John Dempsey [Variety, February 20, 2007]
• How'd They Do That?: The Anatomy of a Crossword Puzzle
  by Oprah Winfrey [Oprah.com, February 1, 2007]
• 'Ageless Award' Honorees Are Inspirationally Youthful, Receive Nintendo DS and Brain Age to Keep Minds Active
  by Press Release [Yahoo! Finance, January 22, 2007]

2006

• 32 across: Word wizard from Spartanburg High School
  by Emily Dagostino [Go Upstate, November 7, 2006]
• Picture tells 1000 words
  by Sandy George [The Australian, October 25, 2006]
• The Word is Out! Just in Time for the Holidays, Genius Products, Inc. Set to Release the Critically Acclaimed Film 'Wordplay' on DVD on November 7th
  by Press Release [Yahoo! Finance, September 12, 2006]
• Living on the Grid
  by Shaun Brady [Philadelphia CityPaper, July 20-26, 2006]
• Will Shortz on Charlie Rose
  by Charlie Rose [Charlie Rose, July 3, 2006]
• Crossword king stars in movie
  by Nick Madigan [Baltimore Sun, July 2, 2006]
• Mandahla: Wordplay and Gridlock Reviewed
  by Marilyn Dahl [Shelf Awareness, June 28, 1996]
• There's nothing puzzling about prof's success
  by Mike Cassidy [Mercury News, June 30, 2006]
• Vows: Jessica Switzer and Gregory Pliska
  by Kathryn Shattuck [New York Times, June 25, 2006]
• Puzzle master Will Shortz is a man of his words
  by Jocelyn Noveck, The New York Times [seattlepi.com, June 22, 2006]
• The Puzzlemaster's Dilemma
  by Clive Thompson [New York Magazine, June 19, 2006]
• Gator Attacks Puzzle Experts(!)
  by headline [AOL, May 16, 2006]
• Radio Times Interview with Shortz, Reagle, Creadon
  audio [WHYY, April 11, 2006]
• "On the Media"
  audio [WNYC, April 7, 2006]
• Renowned crossword constructor is Master of the Grid
  by Kevin O'Horan [Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida), April 2, 2006]
• Crossed up by the K in Connecticut
  by Michael Molyneux [The Boston Globe, April 2, 2006]
• The competitive world of crossword
  by Ben Tausig [Sioux City Journal, March 31, 2006]
• Tyler Hinman defends his crossword crown
  by Rob Tricchinelli [Polytechnic Online, March 29, 2006]
• Puzzle Champ Wins Again
  by David Funkhouser [Hartford Courant, March 27, 2006]
• RPI student has a way with crosswords
  by Ken Thurman [Times Union (Albany, NY), March 27, 2006]
• Student wins as puzzle fans cross words in annual tournament
  by Lauren Klein [Stamford Advocate, March 27, 2006]
• Crossword wizards gird for final grid
  by Alexandra Fenwick [Stamford Advocate, March 26, 2006]
• Numbers game
  by Alexandra Fenwick [Stamford Advocate, March 25, 2006]
• Puzzle fan ready to cross words with best
  by Mark Ellis [Columbus Dispatch, March 24, 2006]
• Down(town) and across, she hones crossword skills
  by Michael Molyneux [The Boston Globe, March 19, 2006]
• Nary a cross word over crosswords or other puzzles
  by Greg Hill [Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, February 13, 2006]
• Sundance Shines Light on Changes in Market
  by David M. Halbfinger [New York Times, January 28, 2006]
• Crossword guru Shortz brings play on words to Sundance
  by David Germain [Associated Press, January 23, 2006]

2005

• Will Shortz is not a fiend
  by Warren Wightman [City Newspaper (Rochester, NY), December 14, 2005]
• W_LL SH_R_Z
  by Carol Hall [Westchester Magazine, October 2005]
• Never a cross word
  by Theo Lippman Jr. [Savannah Morning News, August 20, 2005]
• Cruciverbalists eat, sleep and dream crosswords
  by Regis Behe [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 14, 2005]
• What's a six-letter word for crossword guru?
  by Christy Karras [Salt Lake Tribune, August 5, 2005]
• Puzzle People
  by John Pekkanen [The Washingtonian, July 2005]
• The puzzler
  by Nina Willdorf [The Phoenix (Boston), July 12 2005]
• 'Crossworld': Le ___ Juste
  by James Kaplan [The New York Times, July 10, 2005]
• Synonymous with losing streaks, an actress becomes a metaphor
  by John Sakamoto [Toronto Star, July 3, 2005]
• Madison man a prime puzzler
  by Doug Moe [The Capital Times, July 1, 2005]
• Books: Games people play
  by Judith Long [Newday, June 12, 2005]
• Puzzles Are More Than a Pastime for Competitors at This Cerebral Contest
  by Chris Mcnamara [Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2005]
• California prison guards do crossword puzzles for 'training'
  by unsigned [CNews, April 16, 2005]
• Word perfect: Student is atop crossword heap
  by Kenneth Aaron [Albany Times Union, April 11, 2005]
• Notebook: Tyler Hinman
  by Eugene McCormack [The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2005]
• Spell It Out
  by Matt Gaffney [American Prospect Online, March 16, 2005]
• The Agony of Defeat
  by Dean Olsher [The Next Best Thing (blog), March 14, 2005]
• College student from Hebron all up after putting down crossword competitors
  by Max Heuer [Journal Inquirer (Connecticut), March 14, 2005]
• After vet blunders, 20-year-old makes crossword history
  by Joy L. Woodson [Stamford Advocate, March 14, 2005]
• College Student Wins Crossword Puzzle Championship
  by Robert Siegel [NPR, March 14, 2005]
• Crazy for crosswords
  by Jennifer Smith [Newsday, March 14, 2005]
• Eric Berlin's Blog
  by Eric Berlin [Eric Berlin's Blog, March 13, 2005]
• College student edges engineer to win crossword puzzle title
  by AP [Newsday, March 13, 2005]
• Student Becomes Youngest Crossword Champ
  by AP [Yahoo News, March 13, 2005]
• American Crossword Puzzle Torunament kicks off in Stamford
  by Kerry Wills [Stamford Advocate, March 12, 2005]
• Crossword Trivia
  by unsigned [Miami Herald, March 11, 2005]
• Across and down a ballroom, crosswords will rule the day
  by Margaria Fichtner [Miami Herald, March 11, 2005]
• Puzzle lovers to cross paths, and words, this weekend
  by Kerry Wills [Stamford Advocate, March 11, 2005]
• You can't cross up the crossword king
  by Kenneth Aaron [Times Union (Albany NY), March 10, 2005]
• Word Wiz
  by Karen Gardner [Frederick Md. News-Post, March 6, 2005]
• Clueless in Connecticut
  by Arline Bleecker [Orlando Sentinel, February 13, 2005]

2004

• Notes from a Cross and Down Competitor
  by Edmund Conti, Summit, New Jersey [Verbatim Magazine, June 2004]
• Stay-at-home dad wins at crosswords
  by Linda Blaser [Gurnee Review, May 6, 2004]
• Winnipeg crossword enthusiast has banner month with prize, published puzzle
  by Michelle Macafee [CNEWS, March 22, 2004]
• Scoring Error Spells Problem For Crossword Tournament
  by The Associated Press [NBC 30, March 15, 2004]
• Puzzleheads unite: Tournament draws crossword fans from near and far
  by Mark Ginocchio [Stamford Advocate, March 12, 2004]
• Crossword a hobby that is challenging, addictive
  by Bill Archer [Bluefield Daily Telegraph, January 12, 2004]

2003

• The Puzzle Master
  by Jonah Freedman [Wired Magazine, November 2003]
• A Canadian Rookie's Trip to Stamford
  by Tom Ratcliffe [The Tom Newsletter, May 1, 2003]
• Across and Down, Competitively
  by Peter Putrimas [New York Times Travel Section, April 18, 2003]
• Crossword Geeks of the World, Unite!
  by Stella Daily [Pittsburgh Pulp, April 10, 2003]
• Wordstruck
  by Susannah Sears [The Ottawa Citizen, April 6, 2003]
• Puzzler's delight
  by Marc Romano [Boston Globe, March 23, 2003]
• Constructive creations
  by Anne Orgren [The Saratogian, March 18, 2003]
• They're not at a loss for words at crossword tournament
  by Gabrielle Birkner [Stamford Advocate, March 17, 2003]
• Puzzle enthusiasts meet in Stamford
  by AP [Hartford Courant, March 17, 2003]
• Hundreds expected to attend American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
  by Gabrielle Birkner [Stamford Advocate, March 14, 2003]
• What's in a Name? Five Letters or Less
  by Will Shortz [The New York Times Connecticut Section, March 9, 2003]
• It's F-U-N for crossword competitors at annual tournament
  by Arline Bleecker [Dallas Morning News, March 9, 2003]
• Clueless in Connecticut
  by Arline Bleecker [New York Post, March 4, 2003]
• Tease Your Brain With Puzzles
  by Mary-Kathryn Craft [Myrtle Beach Sun-News, February 23, 2003]
• The Crossword King
  by 60 Minutes [CBS News, January 3, 2003]

2002

• Entering the mind of a crossword whiz
  by Mark Rahner [Seattle Times, December 29, 2002]
• Not your mother's crossword: Technology breathes new life into an old game
  by Leila Abboud [Columbia News Service, April 3, 2002]
• Puzzled in Stamford
  by Susannah-Jane Sears [Ottawa Citizen, March 31, 2002]
• Paths crossing
  by Stephanie Shapiro Sun Staff [The Baltimore Sun, March 31, 2002]
• Business Unusual: Will Shortz
  by Ali Velshi [On the Job, CNNfn, March 25, 2002]
• Puzzlers hope clues spell success
  by Michael Howerton [Stamford Advocate, March 17, 2002]
• Crosswords' appeal no real P-U-Z-Z-L-E
  by Tom Weber [Bangor Daily News, March 16, 2002]
• 25 across: Tournament for speedy cruciverbalists
  by Katherine Imbrie [Providence Journal, March 16, 2002]
• Tournament pits crossword contestants against puzzle creators
  by Marc Lee [The Dallas Morning News, March 15, 2002]
• Hundreds to wrack brains in crossword championship
  by Christopher Zurcher [Cape Cod Times, March 15, 2002]
• This Weekend In Stamford, Will Shortz Presents His Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tourney
  by Maurice Timothy Reidy; Courant Staff Writer [Hartford Courant, March 14, 2002]
• Dad, daughter to test grasp of useless facts
  by Charlie Patton [Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL), March 13, 2002]
• Teen is a man of letters in the puzzle world
  by Craig Wilson [USA Today, March 13, 2002]
• Crossword Puzzle World Series
  by Dave Haskell [Electric Library, March 12, 2002]
• How to Be the Fastest Puzzler in Town
  by Will Shortz [The New York Times, March 10, 2002]
• Enigmatologically Cruciverbalistic
  by Chris Wright [The Phoenix.com, March 7-14, 2002]
• The Riddler
  by Burkhard Bilger [The New Yorker, March 4, 2002]
• Camaraderie, not cross words, is the exchange among these foes
  by Clea Simon, Globe Correspondent [Boston Globe, March 3, 2002]

2001

• Interview with Will Shortz, Jonathan Schmalzbach, and Ellen Ripstein
  by Marty Moss-Coane [WHYY Radio Times, May 8, 2001]
• What's 13 Letters for the American Crossword Champion?
  by Jason Zasky [Failure Magazine, May 2001]
• One down: crossword puzzle competition leaves this rookie in the dust
  by Ren�e Wright [Hoosier M, the magazine of Indiana Mensans, April 2001]
• Goofing up puzzles brings cross words, editors learn
  by Steve Wiegand [Sacramento Bee, April 19, 2001]
• Two words, nine letters: Solves all puzzles
  by Noelle Crombie [The Oregonian, April 9, 2001]
• Sunday Morning
  by Charles Osgood [CBS-TV SUNDAY MORNING, March 25, 2001]
• Good Morning America
  by Diane Sawyer [ABC News, March 19, 2001]
• Perennial Puzzle Contender Wins First Place, at Last
  by staff [Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2001]
• The 19th Time Is a Charm
  by Susan Abram [Stamford Advocate, March 19, 2001]
• Editor's Column
  by Editor [Failure Magazine, March 19, 2001]
• War of Words
  by Bill Blakemore [ABC News, March 18, 2001]
• Ellen Ripstein Is a Puzzle Whiz, But Will She Be No. 1 This Year?
  by Hilary Stout [Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2001]
• Clash at the Intersection of Across and Down
  by Will Shortz [New York Times, March 12, 2001]
• Across and Down: Invasion of the irate Puzzle People
  by Kristin Tillotson [Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 4, 2001]
• Gladly the cross I'd bear
  by Edmund Conti [Themestream, February 14, 2001]

2000

• The Man Behind the Crosswords Keeps 'Em Guessing
  by David Fiedle [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 7, 2000]

1999

• To err is rewarding in tourney
  by Meg Barone [Connecticut Post Online, March 15, 1999]
• Piano player from N.Y. takes top crossword prize
  by unsigned [Stamford Advocate, March 15, 1999]
• Puzzle Lovers Square Off At Crossword Tournament
  by Anne M. Hamilton [Hartford Courant, March 15, 1999]
• 260 crossword puzzle aficionados compete for cash
  by Loretta Waldman [Stamford Advocate, March 14, 1999]

1998

• New York Times puzzle editor has roots in Indiana
  by Unsigned [Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal, December 29, 1998]
• In contest of words, champ fills in wins
  by Paul Duchene [The Oregonian, May 7, 1998]
• Wordsmiths compete for 'crossword' championship
  by Angela Carella [Stamford Advocate, April 6, 1998]
• A Puzzling Occupation: Will Shortz -- Enigmatologist
  by unsigned [ACPT, March 1998]
• Don't Cross Him
  by Julie Bonnin [Austin American-Statesman, January 24, 1998]

1997

• Report from the Tournament
  by Judy Colbert [Baltimore Sun, April 9, 1997]
• Puzzling competition: Tournament attracts 'cruciverbalists'
  by Kathleen Burge [Boston Globe, March 27, 1997]
• The Riddler: Confessions of a Crossword Constructor
  by Merl Reagle [Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 1997]

1996

• Computers Making Inroads in Crossword Market
  by Stacy Lu [The New York Times, August 19, 1996]
• Pencil in the No. 2 prize for Trip Payne, ace 'puzzler'
  by Judy Colbert [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 1, 1996]
• Stamford Man Wins Crossword Tourney
  by Patricia E. Odell [Stamford Advocate, April 1, 1996]
• Crossword tournament attracts people serious about their hobby
  by Stacy Shelton [Stamford Advocate, March 31, 1996]
• Area residents puzzle over country's oldest and largest crossword tournament
  by Ray Weiss [The Journal News, March 28, 1996]
• For solvers, it's down (and across) to Stamford
  by Korky Vann [Hartford Courant, March 27, 1996]

1987

• Our Local Correspondents
  by E. J. Kahn [New Yorker, May 11, 1987]