This year, we published 22 brand-new, custom-crafted puzzles for our solvers, surpassing the 21 puzzles we featured in 2023. Released fortnightly, these puzzles kept our community engaged and entertained throughout the year.
A Special Year for Our Setters
2024 was truly remarkable as several first-time setters on our blog transitioned into professional puzzle creators. A hearty congratulations to them for this fantastic achievement!
Puzzle Highlights
Here’s a breakdown of the puzzles and their incredible setters:
- 3 puzzles each: Aquifer, Bingo, Mathrix
- 2 puzzles each: Gridzilla, Textrous
- 1 puzzle each: Ambrosia, Bluejay, Dr. X, Kriskross, Metacryptic, Saral, Sceptic Cryptic
- Special Grids: Community grids for Women’s Day and to celebrate our 10th anniversary.
A huge thank you to our setters for crafting such entertaining and challenging grids! Your creativity gave us countless hours of puzzling joy.
By the Numbers
- Total views across puzzle and solution pages: 16,800+
- Submissions per puzzle: 30-80+, based on difficulty
- Most-viewed puzzle: “II” by Gridzilla with 885 views
- Most solves: “Cryptic K – Not Kosher” by Sceptic Cryptic
- Fewest solves: “I’ll Stay” by Mathrix
- Highly rated puzzles: 4 puzzles scored 9.0 or higher
Summary of Puzzles:
Here’s a quick overview of the year’s puzzles:
| S.No. | Date | Puzzle | LB | Setter | Views | Solvers | Rating | 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22. | 8th Dec. | One by One | LB22 | Bingo | 504 | 41 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 21. | 17th Nov. | Double Trouble | LB21 | Dr. X | 646 | 53 | 9.1 | 15 |
| 20. | 3rd Nov. | Parallel Lines | LB20 | Mathrix | 559 | 51 | 8.3 | 7 |
| 19. | 20th Oct. | Cryptic K – Not Kosher! | LB19 | Sceptic Cryptic | 520 | 57 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 18. | 6th Oct | Starstruck | LB18 | Aquifer | 560 | 50 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 17. | 22nd Sep. | Raising The Bar | LB17 | Bingo | 829 | 51 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 16. | 8th Sep. | II | LB16 | Gridzilla | 885 | 40 | 8.7 | 12 |
| 15. | 28th Jul. | Celebration & Cerebration | LB15 | 1ACrosss Community | 1,175 | 49 | 9.1 | 19 |
| 14. | 07th Jul. | XY | LB14 | Saral | 554 | 47 | 8.3 | 7 |
| 13. | 23rd Jun. | All the Best | LB13 | Aquifer | 522 | 44 | 8.7 | 12 |
| 12. | 9th Jun. | Chiaroscuro | LB12 | Textrous | 574 | 44 | 8.3 | 6 |
| 11. | 26th May | Loony Dance | LB11 | KrisKross | 855 | 44 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 10. | 12th May | I’ll Stay | LB10 | Mathrix | 638 | 36 | 8.7 | 9 |
| 9. | 28th Apr. | April Showers | LB9 | Blue Jay | 653 | 42 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 8. | 14th Apr. | Call of Duty | LB8 | Gridzilla | 774 | 37 | 8.6 | 8 |
| 7. | 31st Mar. | Aftereffects | LB7 | Bingo | 848 | 41 | 9.3 | 23 |
| 6. | 17th Mar. | Mind Bender | LB6 | Ambrosia | 575 | 51 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 5. | 8th Mar. | Sum of their parts | LB5 | Women of 1AC | 2,095 | 81 | 8.6 | 13 |
| 4. | 18th Feb. | Fact and Fiction | LB4 | Aquifer | 832 | 40 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 3. | 11th Feb. | Metrophile | LB3 | Textrous | 791 | 50 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 2. | 21st Jan. | Back to Square One | LB2 | Metacryptix | 818 | 43 | 8.2 | 7 |
| 1. | 7th Jan. | Family Reunion | LB1 | Mathrix | 608 | 45 | 8.5 | 8 |
Top Performers of 2024
A big round of applause for our winners!
- #1: Venkatraghavan S. – 3,518 points (up from #2 last year!)
- #2: Samit Kallianpur – 3,517 points
- #3: Anantakrishnan N. – 3,514 points
Top 10 Rankings
4. Mona Sogal, Nilesh Parmar, Prakash Arumugam (three-way tie) – 3,513 points
7. Ratnakumar – 3,511 points
8. Ramki Krishnan – 3,510 points
9. Lakshmi Prakash – 3,507 points
10. Ashit Hegde – 3,505 points
Congratulations to all our top solvers! Check out our 2024 Leaderboard and Hall of Fame to see the full rankings.
Your Feedback Matters
We hope you’ve enjoyed this year’s puzzles! Which one was your favorite? Have compliments or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you—drop us a message and share your thoughts.
Here’s to another year of puzzling fun—thank you for being part of our community!