The reigning king of puzzledom in Stamford — the seemingly immovable object through which Ripstein had to pass — was Douglas Hoylman, a retired insurance actuary, also known as the Ice Man. |
The thought of his dinner jacket reminded him of his puzzledom. |
If you've been solving The New York Times crossword puzzle for a while, you've seen some of the trickier clues in puzzledom. |