CROSSWORDS: Fame

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References: General | Celebrities | Death | Politicians | Sports | Tournaments


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  • Some already-famous people (e.g., politicians, celebrities) enjoy solving crosswords.
  • Some seek fame -- while alive -- by
  • appearing in a crossword clue, proposing marriage in a crossword, celebrating a birthday in a crossword
  • solving the fastest on 'leaderboards', bragging on social media about longest solving streaks
  • winning a tournament
  • publishing one or more crosswords
  • creating crossword-themed art, music, literature, software, ...
  • Crossword Book Store, Kolkata
    "Crossword Book Store, Kolkata" by seaview99
    is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

    Some company names include "crossword", e.g., Crossword Cybersecurity.

  • An obituary may tout the deceased's love of crosswords -- especially solving them in ink,
  • or a suicide note or tombstone may leave behind a tantalizing crossword mystery.

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