{"id":58,"date":"2022-07-29T20:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T20:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0b4f7aafbb9687586.temporary.link\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-10-21T02:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T02:05:46","slug":"finger-lakes-crossword-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-1024x151.jpg\" alt=\"Tompkins Learning Partners logo with the words &quot;Tompkins Learning Partners&quot; to the right of a green and blue graphic of an open book that resembles two people\" class=\"wp-image-876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-1024x151.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-300x44.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-768x113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-1536x226.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.4\"><strong><em>Thirteenth&nbsp;Annual Competition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c7d6d3bccb13722f2dacab01cf159e13\" style=\"color:#035d7e\"><strong>Saturday, October 18th, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0c7aa07b5f005d77964454a64b3aed1d\"><em>is officially in the record books.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>The staff and Board of Directors of Tompkins Learning Partners thanks everyone who participated for making this a very successful and joyous community event. And all our students thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>If you didn\u2019t submit a Perfect Puzzle and would like to find out what was your mistake, or mistakes were, email our Event Chairperson, Gary Weissbrot <a href=\"mailto:gweissbrot@hotmail.com\">gweissbrot@hotmail.com<\/a>. He will hold on to the puzzles for about a week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 680w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x4.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2025 Prizes and Winners<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#035d7e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=71\">Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 680w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x4.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Special Puzzle<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#035d7e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Day-of-Protest-Bonus-Puzzle.pdf\">Adam&#8217;s Special Day of Protest Puzzle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Day-of-Protest-Solution.pdf\">Adam&#8217;s Special Day of Protest Answers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Crossword Competition Basics<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n<center><p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">COMPETITION DATE &#038; TIME:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">Saturday, OCTOBER 18th, 2025, 1-4PM.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">IN PERSON:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">Boynton Middle School, Ithaca, NY.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">INDIVIDUAL &amp; TEAM PLAY:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">2, 3, or 4 on a team.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">THREE LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">Easier, Trickier, Toughest.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">REGISTRATION FEE:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">$50\/Player but pay whatever you are comfortable with.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <span class=\"NutshellBig\">CHARITY FUNDRAISER:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"NutshellSmall\">All proceeds support adult literacy.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/center>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition2025.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Crossword Competition Details<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">FORMAT<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Competition is open to individuals and teams (2, 3, or 4 players). All teams, regardless of number of players, will be competing against each other at their chosen level of difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Three levels of difficulty: Easier (NYT Monday\/Tuesday), Trickier (NYT Wednesday), and Toughest (NYT Thursday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Every individual player and team will be given a puzzle to solve at their chosen level of difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color\">The complete set of RULES for this competition can be viewed <strong><em><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"190\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=190\">HERE<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">SCHEDULE<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2025<\/strong> <em>All times US Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>1:00 pm<\/strong>   Doors open (Please do not arrive before 1:00). Registration and check-in, coffee, tea, practice crosswords, and camaraderie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong>   Check-in for pre-registered players and registration for unregistered players ends. Pre-registered players <strong>must<\/strong> check in at the desk,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong>   Competition starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>3:00 pm<\/strong>   Competition ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>3:00 pm<\/strong>   Puzzles checked by judges. You may remain seated or go quietly to pick up additional crossword puzzles to solve while waiting, use the restrooms, or get refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>3:15 pm<\/strong>   Winners of the Crossword Competition announced and prizes awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>4:00 pm<\/strong>   Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR LEVEL OF COMPETITION<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color\">To determine your difficulty level of competition, practice on these puzzles from previous Finger Lakes Crossword Competitions. Download puzzles <em><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=65#competitionlevel\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=65#competitionlevel\">HERE<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">HOW TO PLAY VIRTUALLY, AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A TEAM<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Players not able to participate in-person will have the opportunity to solve Adam Perl&#8217;s original puzzles at home and compare their times to our winners. You\u2019ll find more information <strong><em><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"65\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=65\">HERE<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong> (Sorry, there are no virtual prizes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">WINNERS &amp; PRIZES<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The names and finishing times of the winners will be announced at the end of the event. The winners, and the names and finishing times of all Perfect Puzzlers, will be posted on the \u201cWinners\u201d page on our website after the event. <em><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"71\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=71\">CrosswordCompetition.com\/winners<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Prizes will be awarded to the top three individuals and teams who complete perfect puzzles in the shortest amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color\">All winners will receive a Winner\u2019s Certificate, a Merl Reagle Crossword book, and, drumroll please, the coveted and unique FLCC Championship Bracelet. View prizes <strong><em><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"71\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=71\">HERE<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">OUR PUZZLE CONSTRUCTOR<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Adam G. Perl<\/strong>: Constructor of over thirty crosswords published in <em>The New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"NutshellBig\">QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPETITION?<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Email event Chairperson Gary Weissbrot at <a href=\"mailto:CrosswordCompetition@hotmail.com\">CrosswordCompetition@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Registration Info<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em>Please carefully read the following instructions before registering.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We will be continuing our very popular \u201cPay what you can comfortably afford.\u201d It guaranteed that anybody who wished to participate, could. So, again, to all who wish to play, join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We have included our \u201cSuggested\u201d amount, $50\/Player, but feel free to put the payment that is most convenient into the \u201cDonation\u201d box. (Please remember that this is a fundraiser for Tompkins Learning Partners.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Registration includes the entry amount and a fee for online credit card processing and handling. Your payment of this fee allows Tompkins Learning Partners to receive 100% of the entry amount for your registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Online registration will close at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17th. Registration on site at the event will be available until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 18th.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition2025.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">FAQs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>If solving  at home, what\u2019s to prevent someone from Googling or using a dictionary? <\/strong>There is a 10th Circle of Hell for people who cheat at a charity event when there isn\u2019t even any cash involved. (Does that answer your question?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Help! I registered but never received an email confirmation. <\/strong><em>STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING<\/em>. Email us immediately at <a href=\"mailto:CrosswordCompetition@hotmail.com\">CrosswordCompetition@hotmail.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll fix it <em>tout suite<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Can I, or my team, take a short break between puzzles?<\/strong> If solving at home, of course. Short break, long break, take a week. The puzzles are for your enjoyment. If you\u2019re on a team, be sure ALL team members stop and start together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=65#faqs\">MORE FAQS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Help Support Adult Literacy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This event is an important fundraiser for <a href=\"https:\/\/tlpartners.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tlpartners.org\">Tompkins Learning Partners<\/a>, a LiteracyNY affiliated non-profit organization, which provides literacy tutoring, free of charge, for over 100 adults in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>100% of all proceeds<\/strong> from the competition will support adult literacy in Tompkins County, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?page_id=200\">SUCCESS STORIES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SpacerLine.gif\" alt=\"Gray Line\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:680px;height:10px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our Supporters<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Our Underwriters and Donors have made this wonderful event possible. Thank you sincerely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>UNDERWRITERS<\/strong><\/em> <strong>($1,000 and up)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Cayuga Sunset Properties<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cspmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cspmanagement.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Schlather, Stumbar, Parks &amp; Salk, LLP<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithacalaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ithacalaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>BUSINESS PARTNER<\/strong><\/em><strong>S ($700-999)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Beginnings Credit Union<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beginnings.com\/\"><br>beginnings.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tompkins Community Bank<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tompkinsbank.com\/\">tompkinsbank.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>PUZZLE PATRONS<\/strong><\/em> <strong>($250-699)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Chemung Canal Trust Company<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemungcanal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chemungcanal.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Cinemapolis<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemapolis.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cinemapolis.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>True Insurance<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trueinsurance.com\/\">trueinsurance.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Wegmans<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wegmans.com\/\">wegmans.com<\/a> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>REFRESHMENT SPONSOR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Gimme! Coffee<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gimmecoffee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gimmecoffee.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>MEDIA SPONSOR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Ithaca Times<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithaca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ithaca.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>ADDITIONAL SPONSORS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Elissa Cogan<br>Barry Chester<br>Virginia Stikeman<br>The Weissbrot Family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-495\" style=\"width: 132px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSPManagement.png\" alt=\"CSP Management Logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-498\" style=\"width: 199px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Schlather.png\" alt=\"Schlather Stumbar Parks &amp; Salk Logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-885\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Primary_BEG_Logo_Horiz_RGB-2.png\" alt=\"Beginnings Credit Union logo with yellow graphical element and text in blue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Primary_BEG_Logo_Horiz_RGB-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Primary_BEG_Logo_Horiz_RGB-2-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Primary_BEG_Logo_Horiz_RGB-2-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" class=\"wp-image-499\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TompkinsBank.png\" alt=\"Tompkins Banking Insurance Wealth Logo\"><br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-492\" style=\"width: 152px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ChemungCanal.png\" alt=\"Chemung Canal Trust Company Logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-493\" style=\"width: 132px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cinemapolis.png\" alt=\"Cinemapolis Logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"77\" height=\"63\" class=\"wp-image-500\" style=\"width: 77px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TrueInsurance.png\" alt=\"True Insurance Logo\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"49\" class=\"wp-image-883\" style=\"width: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/media-Wegmans-Logo-p.webp\" alt=\"Wegmans logo in black script\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/media-Wegmans-Logo-p.webp 1000w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/media-Wegmans-Logo-p-300x114.webp 300w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/media-Wegmans-Logo-p-768x291.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><br><br> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-668\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gimme_Coffee_Logo_BumperLarge-Sm.jpg\" alt=\"Gimme! Coffee Logo, white text on a red background\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"46\" class=\"wp-image-893\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ITLogo-e1759626749505.png\" alt=\"Ithaca Times login in blue with a gray shadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ITLogo-e1759626749505.png 1080w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ITLogo-e1759626749505-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ITLogo-e1759626749505-1024x316.png 1024w, https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ITLogo-e1759626749505-768x237.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteenth&nbsp;Annual Competition Saturday, October 18th, 2025 is officially in the record books. The staff and Board of Directors of Tompkins Learning Partners thanks everyone who participated for making this a very successful and joyous community event. And all our students thank you. If you didn\u2019t submit a Perfect Puzzle and would like to find out &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finger Lakes Crossword Competition<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl &amp; Anna Shechtman, &amp; kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, &amp; Rex Parker.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl &amp; Anna Shechtman, &amp; kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, &amp; Rex Parker.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-21T02:05:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"294\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\",\"name\":\"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-1024x151.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-29T20:49:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-21T02:05:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl & Anna Shechtman, & kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, & Rex Parker.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":294,\"caption\":\"Tompkins Learning Partners logo with the words \\\"Tompkins Learning Partners\\\" to the right of a green and blue graphic of an open book that resembles two people\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\",\"description\":\"A Benefit for Tompkins Learning Partners\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-cropped-CrosswordBlueWithBuffer.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-cropped-CrosswordBlueWithBuffer.jpg\",\"width\":2098,\"height\":890,\"caption\":\"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","description":"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl & Anna Shechtman, & kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, & Rex Parker.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","og_description":"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl & Anna Shechtman, & kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, & Rex Parker.","og_url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","og_site_name":"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","article_modified_time":"2025-10-21T02:05:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":294,"url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","name":"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition - The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg-1024x151.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-29T20:49:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-21T02:05:46+00:00","description":"Crossword Competition on Sept. 24, 2022 features puzzles by Adam Perl & Anna Shechtman, & kick-off with Will Shortz, Deb Amlen, & Rex Parker.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TLPLogo-Horizontal-OneLine-raster-whbkg.jpg","width":2000,"height":294,"caption":"Tompkins Learning Partners logo with the words \"Tompkins Learning Partners\" to the right of a green and blue graphic of an open book that resembles two people"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Finger Lakes Crossword Competition"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","name":"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","description":"A Benefit for Tompkins Learning Partners","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#organization","name":"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition","url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-cropped-CrosswordBlueWithBuffer.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-cropped-CrosswordBlueWithBuffer.jpg","width":2098,"height":890,"caption":"The Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":160,"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crosswordcompetition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}