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The spoilers were able to ring in, but the front row players always had priority when answering and a spoiler could only attempt a word if neither front row player answered correctly or rang in.

If the contestant misspelled the word, did not come up with the correct solution, or failed to give an answer, the amount of the clue was deducted from their score.įor all but one week of episodes in December 2007, Round 3 values were the same as in Round 2 the Round 3 values shown above were later made permanent.Īfter the first commercial break prior to Round 2, three more contestants, dubbed 'spoilers', joined the game and stood in a row of three podiums behind the players that started the game. A contestant had to give a correct answer and then spell it correctly in order to earn the money attached to the clue. As the game progressed, a word could have multiple blanks already filled in.Īfter the clue was read, the contestants could ring in, with the order they did so denoted on the screens on the front of their podiums. The answer boxes denoting the number of letters in a word was shown with a crossword clue and a dollar value. The show was produced by Yani-Brune Entertainment and Merv Griffin Entertainment, and was distributed by Program Partners.Ĭrosswords initially pitted two contestants in direct competition, filling in answers in the day's crossword puzzle one at a time in a random but predetermined order.

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The series ran in daily syndication from Septem and aired first-run episodes until May 16, 2008, with reruns airing in most markets until Septemit has remained in continuous reruns on various outlets since then.

Ty Treadway was the host, and Edd Hall was the announcer. The show was created by its namesake, Merv Griffin, who died shortly after beginning production on the series.

Merv Griffin's Crosswords (also simply called Crosswords) is an American game show based on crossword puzzles. American TV series or program Merv Griffin's Crosswords

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