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  • Roses Are Red – Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Roses Are Red – Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 388 times. 57 solvers had a go at it.  49 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. Only 34 solvers got the full score.

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  • A Clue A Day – Global Contest

    A Clue A Day – Global Contest

    Hello readers. 2025 has started with a bang for cryptic crossword lovers. Extra C, the organization behind the very successful IXL (Indian Crossword League) announced a daily cryptic clue contest called ACAD Global (A Clue A Day Global). The competitive phase started on February 1st and since then, each day a new cryptic clue has…

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  • 1ACCWC 509 – TAVERN – Results

    1ACCWC 509 – TAVERN – Results

    This week’s contest was hosted by Crypticblah and this is his take on it. 31 entries is excellent! Thanks to everyone who took part. A special thank you to some voters who didn’t put in a clue – Ramki Krishnan, Samit Kallianpur and Rhiannon Vivian Bolt. There was a nice variety of clues, mostly anagrams…

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  • 1ACCWC 508 – BUDGET – Results

    1ACCWC 508 – BUDGET – Results

    Ramki Krishnan hosted last week and here’s his summary of the results. We had 27 clues and 27 voters (all setters voted!) It was a relatively low-scoring but tightly fought contest. Most common wordplays were BUDGE + T Over to the results: In 4-way tie with score of 16 are: Sitter’s commentary on UK politics…

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  • Roses Are Red

    Roses Are Red

    Our third grid for this season is “Roses Are Red” by Amygdala, who is making a debut at 1Across.org with their first solo grid. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 21st Feb. 2025. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leader board for…

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