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Lollapuzzoola 19 (2026)

Lollapuzzoola 19 will take place on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (that’s a Saturday in August), in New York City — and tickets are currently available here! Here’s the quick summary:

  • Saturday, August 15, 2026 – 10am-5pm
  • Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY)
  • Solo players can choose Express Division (speed solvers, akin to the ACPT A or B divisions) or Local Division; Pairs Division also available, but not split into Express/Local
  • optional pizza lunch

If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at lolla@bemoresmarter.com!

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).