Trip Payne

Norman "Trip" Payne[1] is an American professional puzzle maker. He is known by many as a three-time champion of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). With his first victory in 1993, at age 24, Payne became the youngest champion ever in the tournament's history, a record he held until 2005.

  1. ^ The Crossword Obsession: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime, by Coral Amende, published 2001 by Berkley Books, p 91, " 'Penny A. Roman', which is an anagram of my real name, 'Norman Payne'"