The grids are complete and a new American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champ has been crowned! Major mazel tov to Paolo Pasco for taking the top prize at #ACPT 2024 👑 #ACPT MACKAY knower

TROPHIES ARE TROPHIES!!! THIRD IN E!!!!! #acpt #acpt 2024

Some quick reflections from my first #ACPT on the Amtrak back to Philly:

1) The skill and speed of the top tier of crossword solvers is just unworldly.

2) As a general rule, puzzle people are truly witty and genuinely kind.

3) Will Shortz is so, so beloved.

#ACPT 2024

Talents on display at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament talent show: blindfolded Rubik’s Cube solving, an It Takes Two (Rob Base version) singalong, and a retelling of Snow White laced with art history puns. Never seen a talent show quite like this #ACPT #ACPT 2024

Casual 1000 people solving my crossword #acpt

Getting ready for finals to start. This is just incredible to watch live. #ACPT #ACPT 2024

What’s it like for a competent hobbyist to sit alongside champion solvers at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament? Feels like walking into a pickup basketball game with NBA players 🏀 #humblepie #ACPT #ACPT 2024

Standing ovation for the one and only Will Shortz to kick off the 2024 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Pure admiration, love, and not many dry eyes in the room for the man who has done more to foster puzzle passion than anyone else #ACPT #ACPT 2024

Look! Today at #ACPT (American Crossword Puzzle Tournament) I met a Twitterfriend in real life! Who makes crosswords! 💞💞💞

Ended in 488th— achieved my goal!! So great to see everyone again #acpt

Personally, I wore my griddy-est button-down today for #ACPT . For fellow Philadelphians and fans of maniacal mascots, that would also be my Gritty-est shirt #ACPT 2024

Congratulations to Paolo Pasco, your 2024 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion!

#ACPT #ACPT 2024
photo credit: Josh Sevin

So happy to share my first #acpt experience as a competitor with my bestie in the pairs division. Grateful I took the chance on asking Will Shortz if they do pairs this year and him changing his mind after the first “no” response. Until next year!

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ACPT was cool and, dare I say it, good, maybe I'll do it again next year

If everyone truly believes and claps, right now, we can stop me from ruining a clean ACPT on puzzle 7. Clap if you believe!

Finally home from #ACPT2024 . Will probably do a big sappy thread on it at some point but... whew, what a weekend. Absolute insanity. #acpt

mistakes were made #acpt #acpt 2024

Brian Brian Cimmet predicted Paolo Pasco’s American Crossword Puzzle Tournament win and talks about how the showing at this year’s #ACPT bodes well for the next generation of xword solvers in his Fill Me In

Participants at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament proudly rock clothes and accessories that rep their puzzle passions. I’ve seen grids displayed on shirts, dresses, scarves, ties, pencil cases … and then there are these guys. #ChefBoyWordee #ACPT #ACPT 2024