Sowmya

  • 1ACCWC -1ACross Clue Writing Contest no 137

    Update by Sowmya, 12.00 Noon, Sunday 2nd July, 2017. Another tough word this week, for which we received only 23 entries from 16 setters in all, but the quality of the clues was really good.  Chanagrams proved to be the most popular choice for our setters this week as well, and there were 11 of…

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  • Pop goes the – Hall of Fame

    Puzzle – Pop goes the.. Stats:  Our game post registered  a record number  of 2,360 visits. We received 24 submissions. The grid had 48 clues and each correct answer was awarded 1 point. We had also asked 3 questions in the submission screen, and we awarded 5 points for each correct answer. Here is the summary of the…

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  • Pop goes the.. – Solutions

    Here’s the Solutions grid Here are the questions asked and the answers to them… Q1: Identify the theme of this puzzle A1: Father’s Day Q2: List five words linked to the theme A2: A number of words which have “PA” or “POP” in them, as well as MAHATMA,  MAN, TUNKU (aka Father of Independence in…

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  • POP goes the..

    Enjoy this special puzzle from “The Oracle” The puzzle has a number of words linked to a theme.. Try to spot the theme and answer the questions at the end of the puzzle.. In order to complete the submission successfully, please follow BOTH of these steps (1) Complete the online interactive version and submit it…

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  • 1ACCWC -1ACross Clue Writing Contest no 136

    Another slow competition. A tough word meant that we received 22 entries in all for the competition . Chanagrams proved to be the most popular choice for our setters. 5 angry uncles made it to the clue list and 3 of them to the final shortlist. Here are the results of the competition.   Setter…

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