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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Scott Weiss (he/him) is a computer science professor at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. In puzzling, he’s known for his audio escape rooms and award-show Anti Match Quizzes. His favorite travel destination is wherever the NPL convention is (Philly in '27!). www.squonkland.net

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Doug Peterson (he/him) has been making crosswords since the early 2000s, and has been a Lollapuzzoola contributor since the very beginning! Doug grew up in Montana, and was back recently with friends and family. A trip to Glacier National Park should be on everyone’s travel bucket list!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We're also so happy to welcome the Brooklyn Roasting Company back to Lollapuzzoola. BRC always says "coffee supports the life of the mind," a fitting companion to a day of solving crosswords. BRC will be on site with several of their delicious coffee options. Always drink and solve responsibly!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We're delighted to be teaming up with tdf.org this year. There will be a special contest puzzle at Lollapuzzoola this year to recognize this partnership -- with the chance to win tickets to a Broadway musical!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Laura Braunstein (she/her) is a digital librarian in New Hampshire who has been making crosswords for over ten years. She was a top-ten rookie at Lolla in 2017, and contributed to the metasuite in 2023. She plans to circumnavigate Iceland (on a boat) for her 60th birthday, whenever that might be.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The future of Lollapuzzoola, with cheese balls. Feat. Oscar Cimmet. #crossword #puzzle #tournament #lolla2026

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Amie Walker (she/her) is a crossword constructor and editor from Phoenix. Her favorite thing about traveling is getting to see much-loved places through her kids’ eyes (here they are in Norway last year). They’ve been to many countries and are experts at finding good playgrounds and pizza.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Adam Wagner (he/him) is a game designer, backyard beekeeper, and proud e-bike dad living in Oakland, California. In addition to constructing extremely themed crossword puzzles for many of the major venues, Adam is also the creator of The New Yorker’s Shuffalo and Catalogues.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Ada Nicolle (she/her) is a crossword writer and comedian based in Toronto, Canada. Ada is usually on a plane for one of two reasons: visiting family in Iceland, or attending a crossword tournament in the US (yay!). Find more at “luckystreak xwords” and on Instagram/TikTok @adanicklmao.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

In anticipation of Lollapuzzoola coming up in ... [checks notes] SIX DAYS ... we wanted to repost this amazing moment from last year's tournament. We used our tiebreaker puzzle to settle the division ... and then nearly needed ANOTHER tiebreaker, if not for a frame-by-frame analysis of this video.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Will Nediger (he/him) is a puzzlemaker from London, Ontario. He contributed puzzles to Lolla in 2022 and 2024, and won the tournament in 2021 and 2023. He was once stranded overnight in the 3000-person town of Paw Paw, Michigan, when his friend’s car broke down on a road trip.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Carina da Rosa (she/her) is a Toronto-based crossword constructor, writer, editor, and Lil AVCX alum. This is her first time constructing for Lolla, yay! And while she’s navigated a pack of wild dogs in Chile and been weighed on a cheese scale in Parma, she sadly doesn’t have any pics to prove it.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Trenton Charlson (he/him) has been creating crosswords in 2016. His first was published in the New York Times in 2017. On a cruise in 2016, he was a contestant on a Who Wants to be a Millionaire style game show; he answered all of the questions correctly to win the grand prize, a backpack.

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lolla lineup! Main tournament slate: Trenton Charlson, Carina da Rosa, Will Nediger, Ada Nicolle, Adam Wagner, Amie Walker. Tiebreaker: Laura Braunstein. Bonus meta suites: Doug Peterson, Scott Weiss. bemoresmarter.com/lpz

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

100 days until Lollapuzzoola 19!!! Saturday, August 15 -- crosswords, other puzzles, pizza (if you like pizza). Visit www.bemoresmarter.com for tickets and other information!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Achievement unlocked -- Lollapuzzoola referenced on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social !!! ❤️ Jenna LaFleur, reigning Lollapuzzoola champion. No spoilers in this video or this post, but it's been so great seeing an assortment of crossword stars (and Lolla alums!) on Jeopardy in recent months.

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Fill Me In @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

This week, Brian is joined by Shannon Rapp for a super-sized episode with an insider's recap of the Midwest Crossword Tournament, hefty sandwiches, and a non-NYT Thunder Round with puzzles from the LA Times, Apple News, Universal, USA Today, and Fireball! #crossword #podcast bemoresmarter.com/fmi

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Fill Me In @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Next week, FMI will be guest co-hosted by Shannon Rapp aka Norah Sharpe (the name is fake, but the puzzles are real)! Thunder Round: 10/6 NYer, 10/7 USAT, 10/8 Fireball, 10/10 Apple, 10/10 and 10/11 LAT, 10/12 Univ. Visit dailycrosswordlinks.com to find these puzzles (and more)! #crossword #podcast

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Will @tlmberwolves.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Wow, Lollapuzzoola! What an amazing event—thank you to Brian, Brooke, and all the constructors and volunteers. Wanted to do a quick thread on some of the pairs competition to highlight some amazing solvers:

Lollapuzzoola final, one hand in the air

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Thanks to all for an amazing tourney yesterday! 🐶🐭🐷🐸🐰🐯 Congrats to the winners: Jenna LaFleur (express), Patrick Kingchatchaval (Local), and Shannon Rapp/Will Eisenberg (Pairs). See you next year on another Saturday in August! bemoresmarter.com #crossword #puzzle #tournament #tiebreaker #slowpizza

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Brian Cimmet (tournament director) co-created Lollapuzzoola in 2008 and is forever grateful to all of the contestants, constructors, contributors, colleagues, and co-everythings who have been part of the greatest crossword puzzle tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Paolo Pasco (crossword meta suite) is a games editor based in Brooklyn. He wrote tournament puzzles for Lolla 10, 11, 12, and 15, and contributed to bonus puzzles for 14 and 16. Last year he went to Australia, where he saw an EMU for the first time. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Sid Sivakumar is an MD/PhD student and puzzle maker who has many iterations of Lolla in the past. Sid enjoyed ten marvelous years with Bhairav the dog and now derives great satisfaction from becoming the best friend of any nearby neighbor's pet. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Mark Valdez is a Brooklyn-based crossword constructor and editor. His puzzles have been featured in USA Today, Universal, LA Times, Puzzmo, Apple News, and A24’s “99 TV Crosswords” book. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Hannah Slovut-Einertson works in data and lives in Minnesota with her wife, dog, and cat. This is her first time constructing for Lolla. She’s been making crosswords ever since creating one for her first annual Giraffe Appreciation Potluck in 2017. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Brooke Husic is delighted to edit for her 5th Lolla and construct for her 4th. She runs Puzzmo’s daily crossword, co-maintains Spread the Word(list), and contributes to Apple News+, These Puzzles Fund Abortion, etc. Her favorite animal is the orca. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Kate Hawkins is a city-loving Californian, mother of two small children, and roommate/meal ticket/lap to two gray tabbies named Millie and Birdie. She just moved to NYC to start a puzzles-and-games job. Please invite her to do cool things in the city! #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Malaika Handa has been making crosswords for about five years, but never before for Lollapuzzoola! Nowadays, she’s mainly publishing with Vulture magazine. She shares a name with Solio Game Reserve’s rescued baby rhino, but there’s no relation. #crossword #puzzle #crosswordpuzzle #tournament

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Kareem is a Lebanese-Syrian high school literature teacher currently living in Harlem, NY with his cuddly-fuzzy-husky-buddy, Kane. He loves to break crossword conventions by making weird off-beat puzzles, which can be seen in most major venues. He is also very excited for his first Lolla puzzle!

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Lolla lineup! Main tournament slate: Kareem Ayas, Malaika Handa, Kate Hawkins, Brooke Husic, Hannah Slovut-Einertson, Mark Valdez. Tiebreaker: Sid Sivakumar. Bonus meta suites: Paolo Pasco, Brian Cimmet. bemoresmarter.com/lpz

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

People made puzzles! Woohoo!!! bemoresmarter.com/lpz

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Fill Me In @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Lollapuzzoola constructor lineup dropping ... TOMORROW! #crossword #tournament #lollapuzzoola

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

We hope that one month is enough time to come up with some puzzles. Anyone got any ideas? Join us on August 9 for Lollapuzzoola, the greatest crossword tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August. www.bemoresmarter.com/lpz

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

LOLLAPUZZOOLA 18 is coming up in just 50 days -- Saturday, August 9 to be exact. We hope to see you there! bemoresmarter.com/lollapuzzool...

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Lollapuzzoola @lollapuzzoola.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Looking for something to love on Valentine's Day? How about loving this breaking news: Lollapuzzoola 18 is happening on Saturday, August 9, 2025. And that, my friends, is a Saturday in August.

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