Robin Morrissey of Little Rock, a manager with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, won the 5th annual Arkansas State Crossword Puzzle championship Saturday at the Clinton School.
Beth Levi of Little Rock, a visiting professor at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law and a supervising attorney for the school’s litigation clinic, won the Arkansas Sudoku championship. It was Levi’s fourth win in the five years of competition.
Circuit Judge Ellen Brantley of Little Rock finished second in the crossword puzzle competition and Glenn Whaley of Little Rock, an archivist with the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, was third. Both Brantley and Whaley are former state crossword champions.
Patrick Westerman, a physical therapist from Hot Springs, was second in the sudoku contest. Darren Morrissey of Little Rock, an environmental services manager, was third. Morrissey is the husband of crossword champion Robin Morrissey.
The competition was conducted by Little Rock District Judge Vic Fleming, who constructs puzzles for The New York Times and other major publications.