The Whitewood Witches are super-excited when their home, the quaint village of Fennelmoore is chosen to host the celebrity-studded World Crossword Tournament competition. But soon there's disturbing evidence of dark shenanigans in the weird, whimsical world of crosswording that threatens to throw the competition into disarray. Things take a turn for the worse when a corpse with a mysterious crossword tattooed on its back surfaces at the celebrity-studded event. Touched by her brief acquaintance with the murdered man, feisty Lori Whitewood is soon confronted by a deceptive web of greed and deceit while pursuing a twisted maniac before he strikes again. Forced to rely on her witchy wits she has to overcome the belligerent crossword mogul Kermit Greenstone while working with the half-witted Chief Winters to solve a mysterious riddle that holds the key to the truth. And when the dust settles, who will remain standing to become the next crossword world champion?