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1ACross is happy to present “Oh! To be a Lunatic!”, from “The Oracle“, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted in the online interactive version by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 24th July 2019.. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leader board for 2019.

Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Thursday, July 25, 2019.

Happy solving.

Here’s the link to the Interactive Puzzle

Here’s the link to the PDF Version

A few words from the Setter:

Oh! To be a lunatic!

(With apologies to Robert Browning*)

Oh! To be a lunatic,

Now that July’s here

I certainly am one,

By the time you’re done,

Solving this, you too will be one

For those in doubt, by “Lunatic” we mean Lunar Fanatic..

*And Bill Forbes (Kal Kahn) for his unforgettable song “Oh. To Be in England”, which brings back old memories with its distinctive pronunciation

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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