June 1, 2021 Featured

Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Crossword Scholarship

The Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship Committee was absolutely delighted with the hundreds of next-level crosswords submitted to this year’s scholarship competition. High school and college student...

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June 1, 2021

An Interview with Jared Goudsmit, Winner of the 2021 Crossword Scholarship

After the most competitive year yet, we connected with Jared Goudsmit, the Tulane University sophomore who won the 2021 Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship. Visit our 2021 Scholarship Winners page to see ...

February 2, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship!

Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to the possibilities of 2021 by showing off your cruciverbalist skills and earning yourself a $1,000 scholarship. This past year has been tough for many but let us help y...

August 19, 2020

Back to School Guide 2020: Helpful Features and Free Resources for Teachers

We don’t need to tell you that heading back to school amid the Coronavirus means significant new challenges for educators. Teachers around the world are juggling last-minute changes to learning ...

June 1, 2020

An Interview with Daniel Noenickx, the 2020 Crossword Scholarship Winner

After an especially competitive year, we had a chance to connect with Daniel Noenickx, the Hamilton College sophomore who won the 2020 Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship. We learned more about this sailin...

June 1, 2020

Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Crossword Scholarship

With nearly 200 entries from high school and college students from around the country, the competition for this year’s Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship competition was tough! We received funny, creative...

April 1, 2020

New Feature for Collecting Crosswords and Word Searches from Students

Given the new educational challenges of Covid-19, we wanted to make it possible for teachers to assign, collect, and review online crossword puzzles and word searches. We’ve implemented the following ...

June 15, 2019

Meet the Winner of the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship

What does it take to make an award-winning crossword puzzle? Nicholas Mussman, the winner of the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship has been an avid player of word games all his life, but w...

June 15, 2019

Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship!

We would like to congratulate everyone who applied to the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship. With an outpouring of clever, personal, and well-crafted crossword puzzles, we knew this would ...

January 31, 2019

Announcing the 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship!

The 2019 Crossword Hobbyist Scholarship has now closed. Here at Crossword Hobbyist, we believe in the importance of education for all students no matter their background. That’s why we’re excited to o...