The Westport Library Resource Guides: Annual Crossword Puzzle Contest: 2020

21st Annual Crossword Puzzle Contest

When: Saturday, Feb 1, 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Where: The Forum

Test your skills and enjoy spending an afternoon in a friendly contest with fellow crossword puzzle lovers. NYT Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz will supply unpublished NYT puzzles for the event and will also puzzle the puzzlers with some word games.

Register online. Fee, $25. Space is limited. Questions? Contact Jennifer Keller at jkeller@westportlibrary.org. See event here.

Some of Our Favorite Puzzles

Read about the NYTimes Crosswords

The Quick 10: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
A little history of the american pastime. (MentalFloss)
What 74 Years of Crossword History Says About the Language We Use
The world may have become more globalized, but the venerable
puzzle now relies less on international words and place names. (NY Times)
How hard is The New York Times crossword? Startup finds answer with first-ever data analysis
For the first time, an analysis of the difficulty of the Times crossword has been completed — validating popular thinking and offering some surprising results. (GeekWire)

Watch a Past Competition