First Spectrum issue of the semester

An article I wrote about the National Puzzlers' League, and a companion article about "Wordplay".

I'm trying to convince Craig to include me in the editing process, because the proofreading skills of our editors leave much to be desired. Those two should be okay, though. If you spot anything I missed, let me know (aside from the italicized "crossword editor" in the Wordplay article, which wasn't my fault and should be corrected by Friday).

EDIT: Sorry about the unoriginal headlines. I'm not in charge of those.

EDIT II: Ahhh, crap! ennienyc is the NYT proofreader, not editor! How on earth did I do that? *runs off to pound out more e-mails*