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  1. Wonderful collaboration… Thank you Sowmya, Tulika and all the beautiful women setters and all the gorgeous solvers… Happy Women’s Day

  2. Always interesting to solve a grid where almost every clue is by a different setter, since there is no pattern…

  3. another nice Thematic Grid from our Ladies…..Kudos to all , You have “GIVEN & we have “GAINED, honestly simple surfaces…

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  • 1ACCWC #558 – ANGELIC – OPEN FOR CLUES

    1ACCWC #558 – ANGELIC – OPEN FOR CLUES

    This weeks contest is hosted by Textrous For 1ACCWC 558, the chosen word is ANGELIC Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participate. You can use your wordpress/gmail account for login but please use one account consistently so that your performance can be tracked for…

  • 1ACCWC #557 – COVERT – Results

    1ACCWC #557 – COVERT – Results

    Thanks to Ganesh Raman for hosting the contest. A covert operation executed brilliantly, this contest elicited some really good clues. While most of the high-point scorers stuck to the reliable VOTER anagram because it allowed for clean political surface readings, the real wit came from the hidden word entries—specifically that “panic over the” construction. It…

  • Give to Gain

    Give to Gain

    On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present “Give to Gain”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe We are also happy to announce a special prize for this grid. One amongst the “all correct” entries, will be picked by lucky draw to receive an autographed copy…