March 5, 2022

We’ve changed our name: Say hello to My Crossword Maker!

Our keen-eyed users may have noticed a subtle change on our website today: we have a new name! Crossword Hobbyist is now officially My Crossword Maker! Though our name and URL have changed, nothing el...

June 1, 2021

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...

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...

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 ...

November 5, 2018

7 Games That Will Make You Better at Crosswords

“Want to play a game?” People say yes to this question more often than not. Games entertain us, they challenge us, and they educate us. Some games challenge us more than others, though. Many people th...

October 22, 2018

The Do’s and Don’ts of Creating Themeless Crossword Puzzles

Whether you’re creating your first themeless crossword or if you’ve created them before, you’ll want to remember these do’s and don’ts. Creating themeless crossword puzzles takes quite a bit of time. ...

September 17, 2018

5 Surprising Websites With Crossword Puzzles

When people think of crossword puzzles, most would think of the New York Times. Or, another newspaper might come to mind. These are not the only places to solve crossword puzzles, though! In fact, the...

August 20, 2018

Famous Examples of Schrödinger Puzzles

For cruciverbalists – professional or amateur, creators or solvers – there’s nothing more satisfying than coming along a clever crossword. “Clever” can mean a variety of different things. ...