I like that part about crosswords as well. I do the Dictionary.com crossword every day. Often, I'll do M-W and sometimes Thursday, before slacking off to do the "easy crossword" on Friday and Saturday. Sunday is my favorite because it's often hard, but not too hard, and it's long. I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I finish it. I also learn new terms, about people I didn't previously know of, and enjoy figuring out the puns and misleads.

It's very cool that you actually went to a tournament. Glad to hear that it was so friendly and there was so much comeraderie.