American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

Don Christensen's Pictures from the 2026 ACPT: Saturday

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Saturday Morning Women Crossword Constructors Breakfast

Women Crossword Constructors 2026
Women Crossword Constructors 2026 - click for a larger image and list of attendees

Let the Games Begin!

Will Adresses the ACPT Crowd
Will Adresses the ACPT Crowd
Will Shortz Opening Remarks
Will Shortz Opening Remarks
Will at the Epicenter of Activity
Will at the Epicenter of Activity
Interesting Line-Up of Cruciverbalists
Interesting Line-Up of Cruciverbalists
Will Shortz, Delighted
Will Shortz, Delighted
Sam Ezersky Working the Room
Sam Ezersky Working the Room
Where There's Smoke...
Where There's Smoke...
A Welcome Sign
A Welcome Sign
The Wonderment of Youth
The Wonderment of Youth
Joel and Sam Compare Notes
Joel and Sam Compare Notes
Most Prolific ACPT Champ, Dan Feyer
Most Prolific ACPT Champ, Dan Feyer
Main Ballroom Non-Competitors
Main Ballroom Non-Competitors
Stuck on a Puzzle 5 Clue, Perhaps
Stuck on a Puzzle 5 Clue, Perhaps
Rich Prioux, Waiting for Solvers to Finish
Rich Prioux, Waiting for Solvers to Finish
ACPT Birds-Eye Panorama
ACPT Birds-Eye Panorama
A Point Well Taken
A Point Well Taken
At Least One Solver is Done
At Least One Solver is Done
Put on the Music and Chill
Put on the Music and Chill
Leisure Time Reading
Leisure Time Reading

Some of your Judges and Runners

Scoring Room 2026
Scoring Room 2026
Family Bonding in the Scoring Room
Family Bonding in the Scoring Room
Kevin Curry, Zhou Zhang and their Amazing Runners
Kevin Curry, Zhou Zhang and their Amazing Runners

Lower Ballroom and Pairs Action

Wynna Liu and Doug Ashleigh
Wynna Liu and Doug Ashleigh
Overflow Room Solvers
Overflow Room Solvers
David Rosen, Watchful
David Rosen, Watchful
Treats for Downstairs Solvers
Treats for Downstairs Solvers
Ryan Judge, Paolo Pasco
Ryan Judge, Paolo Pasco
Elizabeth Hira Oversees the Pairs Competition
Elizabeth Hira Oversees the Pairs Competition
Pairs Room 3
Pairs Room 3
Youthful Runner, Lower Level
Youthful Runner, Lower Level
Pairs Competition - Room 2
Pairs Competition - Room 2
Pairs Team Intensity - Christy St. John and Tom Zaneski
Pairs Team Intensity - Christy St. John and Tom Zaneski
Very Focused Pairs Partners
Very Focused Pairs Partners
Pairs Partners Solving Together
Pairs Partners Solving Together
Gloria and Al Cangahuala
Gloria and Al Cangahuala [click to see how they did!]

Saturday Evening MERL Award

Lynn Lempel Accepts the 2026 MERL Award
Lynn Lempel Accepts the 2026 MERL Award
Andrea Carla Michaels, Mike Shenk, Lynn Lempel, Will Shortz, Stanley Newman - All Merl Reagle MEmoRiaL Award Winners
Will Shortz with Andrea Carla Michaels, Mike Shenk, Lynn Lempel, and Stanley Newman - All Merl Reagle MEmoRiaL Award Winners

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