See the 5 answer words debuted by Peggy Rosen.
E | L | L | E | N | R | I | P | S | T | E | I | N | ||
L | I | E | T | O | E | M | U | H | O | R | D | E | ||
B | A | N | C | S | D | I | L | L | I | N | G | E | R | |
O | N | T | H | E | P | O | D | I | U | M | O | A | F | |
W | E | S | E | E | E | C | O | O | N | |||||
P | A | W | S | W | I | N | S | O | M | E | ||||
S | N | A | I | L | O | A | T | I | M | A | X | |||
W | I | N | N | I | N | G | T | H | E | P | R | I | Z | E |
A | C | A | D | A | P | T | R | I | C | E | S | |||
B | E | L | A | R | U | S | F | E | E | S | ||||
G | R | O | G | M | R | S | R | C | A | |||||
E | Y | E | T | H | R | E | E | C | H | E | E | R | S | |
L | A | S | S | I | T | U | D | E | I | T | S | O | K | |
A | L | I | E | N | N | O | S | D | O | O | N | E | ||
L | U | C | C | I | A | C | T | E | N | D | E | D |
Note the words along the top and bottom rows. This champion-themed puzzle is an homage to Ellen Ripstein. After coming close several times, she finally won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2001.