Coming up Shortz at the Crossword Contest (Westport News, February 2012)

Imagine sitting in a crowded room with 120 people doing something so torturous, so grueling, you start to question your sanity.  This happened to me recently when I attended the annual Crossword Puzzle Tournament at the Westport Library.
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