What to Call a Group of Crossword Puzzlers: Creative Collective Nouns

No official term exists, but crossword communities use playful names:

Witty & Themed

• A Grid of Solvers
• A Clue Crew
• An Across & Down
• The Fill-ins
• A Pencil Pushers' Parliament
• The Black Square Brigade
• An Eraser of Puzzlers (for those who solve in pencil)
• The Theme Answers
• A Crossword Cornell (like a murder of crows)
• The Rebuses

Punny

• Word Nerds
• Cruciverbalists (technical term for crossword constructors/solvers)
• Quipsters
• Lexicon Lords/Ladies
• The Across-tics

Formal / Descriptive

• Crossword Enthusiasts
• Crossword Solvers
• Crossword Club / Circle / Society
• Puzzle League

Famous Real Groups

• American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) competitors = "The Tournament Field"
• NPL (National Puzzlers' League) members = "NPLers"
• Crossword Fiend / Diary of a Crossword Fiend commenters = "Fiends"
• r/crossword Redditors = "Crossworders"

Make Your Own!

Inside jokes work best: The Tuesday Crew, The Ink-Stained Wretches, The Natick Survivors, The Rebus Rejects, The Shortz Society.

What's your group's vibe? I'll help coin the perfect name.