Results

  • 1ACCWC 549 – Wonder – Results

    1ACCWC 549 – Wonder – Results

    Thanks to @Lowdowncryptic Larry for hosting the contest. Great word to kick off the year and a fantastic response with 35 clues and 38 voters. Top 10 # Name Clue Points Voters Anno Comments 1 Ruskin Came top on leaderboard at last – flipping miracle! 37 13 Came top = WON; on = RE +

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  • 1ACGrids 2025 – Puzzle roundup

    1ACGrids 2025 – Puzzle roundup

    This year, we published 23 brand-new, custom-crafted puzzles for our solvers, surpassing the 22 puzzles we featured in 2024. Released fortnightly, these puzzles kept our community engaged and entertained throughout the year. A Special Year for Our Setters 2025 was truly remarkable as even more setters who had set their first crosswords on our blog

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  • 2025: A Year of Cadence & Craft  – 1ACCWC Roundup

    2025: A Year of Cadence & Craft – 1ACCWC Roundup

    It was a busy year for the 1ACCWC, with 45 contests and 20 different people taking a weekly win.  If 2024 was defined by its intensity, 2025 was a season of endurance and precision. Cadence & Craft reflects the two forces that shaped this year’s leaderboard. Cadence represents the steady, 45-week rhythm of the competition—the

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  • Gentlemen

    Gentlemen

    “Gentlemen” from “Avtaar” is our twenty-first grid for this season. Stats: 65 solvers attempted this puzzle.  38 solvers completed the puzzle and bonus forms. Only 28 solvers got the full score.

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  • Dictation

    Dictation

    “Dictation” from “Mathrix” is our twentieth grid for this season. Stats: 58 solvers attempted this puzzle.  45 solvers completed the puzzle and bonus forms. Only 20 solvers got the full score.

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