20th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, 1997
The 20th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament was held March 21-23, 1997 at the Marriott Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut. |
1997 Champion Doug Hoylman [Photo by Don Christenson] |
Final Standings
List of final standings
Personal Accounts
A Newbie from Nowhere at the National written to this website by first-time participant Bob Newell
Stamford 1997: A Rookie runs with his Heroes by C. Kenneth Stern (from Cruciverb-L listserve)
Kelly's Perspective by Kelly Clark
In the News
Article from Philadelphia On-Line March 16, 1997, written by Merl Reagle, who composed this year's 7th puzzle, solved by contestants on Sunday morning.
March 27 article from the Boston Globe
Judy Colbert's article printed in the Baltimore Sun (4/9/97)
Other Stuff
The sign-in list of people who wrote in advance to say they were coming!
Photos
1997 Report ||| Tournament homepage
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