Comments on: Crossword Tournament Dispatch #8: How the tournament works http://richmintz.com/2010/02/crossword-tournament-dispatch-8-how-the-tournament-works/ City Biking • Urbanism • Arts & Culture • Food • Social Media • Nonprofit Marketing • Technology • New York Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: richmintz http://richmintz.com/2010/02/crossword-tournament-dispatch-8-how-the-tournament-works/#comment-29 richmintz Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:56:33 +0000 http://richmintz.com/?p=347#comment-29 Thanks! I always wondered whether the headphones are sound-tight -- then again, if you're up there, every second must count, so the last thing you have time to do is distract yourself paying attention to chatter from the room, right? Thanks! I always wondered whether the headphones are sound-tight — then again, if you’re up there, every second must count, so the last thing you have time to do is distract yourself paying attention to chatter from the room, right?

]]> By: ennie http://richmintz.com/2010/02/crossword-tournament-dispatch-8-how-the-tournament-works/#comment-27 ennie Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:46:06 +0000 http://richmintz.com/?p=347#comment-27 Yeah, I know about choking at the whiteboard (thus the 14 finals and only 1 win). The headphones pipe in "white noise" which is actually the babble of people speaking foreign languages at a U.N. event (recorded by a puzzle person who works there). It is surpringly soothing. You can sense loud bursts of applause from the audience, but can't hear any of the commentary. --Ellen R. Yeah, I know about choking at the whiteboard (thus the 14 finals and only 1 win).

The headphones pipe in “white noise” which is actually the babble of people speaking foreign languages at a U.N. event (recorded by a puzzle person who works there). It is surpringly soothing. You can sense loud bursts of applause from the audience, but can’t hear any of the commentary.

–Ellen R.

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