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Biggest Ever American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Set For Stamford Biggest Ever American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Set For Stamford
Biggest Ever American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Set For Stamford Westchester resident and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz will be directing the 42nd annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The tournament, which Shortz, of Pleasantville, says is “the biggest one ever,” will take place between Friday, March 22 and Sunday, March 24 at the Marriott Hotel in Stamford. Upwards of 700 contestants from 37 states, D.C., six Canadian provinces, Bermuda and the U.K. have registered. Puzzlemakers have created a total of eight crosswords for contestants to solve over the course of the three-day tournament. Each has a time limit of between 15 and…

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