Dan Feyer is a

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solver and editor and the eight-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). He holds the tournament record for the most championships ever, with nine total championships, and the most consecutive championships, with six. He was described by ''

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'' as "the wizard who is fastest of all," solving ''The New York Times''' Saturday crossword in an average of 4:03 minutes each week and the Sunday crossword in an average 5:38 minutes. He is listed in the ''

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'' for both "Most wins of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament" and "most consecutive ACPT wins."

Puzzle career

Feyer began solving puzzles seriously in 2006, after watching the documentary ''Wordplay'' about the ACPT. He first entered the ACPT in 2008, placing 45th. In 2009 he placed 4th. From 2010 until 2015, he placed 1st; in 2016, he placed 2nd to Howard Barkin; in 2017, he placed 1st; in 2018, he placed 2nd to

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; and, in 2019, he again placed 1st. In 2021, the tournament was held virtually for the first time, and Feyer finished 8th. In 2009, Feyer won the Express Division of the

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puzzle tournament, for which he has also constructed. In 2014, his rivalry with

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was described by ''

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'' as "America's most elite crossword puzzle rivalry," with veteran crossword editor Will Shortz describing them as "in a class of their own, the type who can flawlessly tear through a ''New York Times'' Sunday crossword in under four minutes."

References

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