Lollapuzzoola 18 (2025)
Lollapuzzoola 18 happened on Saturday, August 9, 2025 (that was a Saturday in August), in New York City. And without a doubt, it was one of the most dramatically exciting tournaments we’ve ever had!
If you want this year’s puzzles, please head to our store and pick up a set. Submissions for the At-Home Division are open until August 30. (And fun solving a bunch of a killer crosswords is open for literally all of eternity.)
Big congratulations to our finalists and winners! In the Express Division: Jenna LaFleur (1st place), Dan Schwartz (2nd), and Glen Ryan (3rd). In the Local Division, following an intense tiebreaker: Patrick Kingchatchaval (1st), Ruby Foxall (2nd), and Suchita Brundage (3rd). In the Pairs Division: Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg (1st), Claire and Peter Rimkus (2nd), and Sam Mattson & Max Blechman (3rd).
Puzzles have been sent out to At-Home Division players — if you can’t find yours, check all filters and spam folders, and add bemoresmarter.com to your whitelists.
We have standings posted for the Local, Express, and Pairs Divisions. If you have questions or concerns about scores, email us at lolla@bemoresmarter.com. If you’re submitting scores for the At-Home Division, follow the instructions in your download.
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Fill Me In
Fill Me In is a weekly podcast (mostly) (somewhat) about crosswords. It’s hosted by Brian Cimmet and Ryan Hecht. You can listen to it on this site, though sometimes the page freezes up. You can also listen to it on Apple Podcasts, or other places you find podcasts. If you want to reach out to the Fill Me In folks, email them at fmi@bemoresmarter.com.
Shirts? Shirts!
For the die-hard fans (of either Lollapuzzoola or Fill Me In), we are happy to present our first foray into online apparel orders — t-shirts! This is a new venture for us, so if you encounter any issues ordering, please drop us a note (both lolla@bemoresmarter.com and fmi@bemoresmarter.com will reach us).