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X is …?

BySowmya

Oct 2, 2022 #1ACGrids, #1ACross, #Avtaar, #Cryptics, #Puzzles, #Sreeni Sreenivasan, #SSv Avtaar, #Theme

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1ACross is happy to present “X is …?”, from “Avtaar”, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD Friday, 14th Oct. 2022. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our new leader board for 2022.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, October 15th, 2022.

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STEP 1 – SOLVE AND COMPLETE THE GRID BELOW.
STEP 2: COMPLETE THE BONUS FORM Click on the LINK Below. Use the same Email ID in BOTH STEP 1 and STEP 2. BOTH steps need to be completed for the submission to be complete.

BONUS FORM:

NOTES:
1.The grid is auto saved. Please ensure that your browser enables third party cookies or whitelist the “amuselabs” domain to enable autosave.
2. Please Fill your name and email ID once you hit submit – otherwise your submission will not be valid (You can Click on INFO in case you have dismissed the modal).
3. Click on PRINT for a Printer Friendly / PDF version
4. This is a themed 17×17 grid. After the grid is complete several words representing instances of the theme will be visible to you. Instances of the theme may also be found among the solutions. All such instances are proper nouns .
5. Other than proper nouns all words can be found in the Chambers dictionary (2016 edition)
6. Solution to 39 Across (39A) is an instance of the theme. The clue has no definition

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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