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  • Trading Places –  XWordle 3

    Trading Places – XWordle 3

    This is my third #XWordle. Inspired by the viral word game #Wordle, a #XWordle is a combination of a Crossword AND a #Wordle. The Story There is pandemonium at the Zoo since the animals have escaped from their cages (marked 1-5). One animal is still in its own cage but the other two pairs have…

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  • Movie XWordle – Solutions

    Movie XWordle – Solutions

    Stats: The puzzle page had over 600 views and nearly 300 people attempted it.  We had 60 solvers submitting their solution here. All except 1 got it correct. Here are the solutions and annotations 1 Couple of soldiers escort student to movie (5) GI G(L)I GI – Soldier, L – Student 2 Mark offers nothing…

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  • Movie XWordle

    Movie XWordle

    This Movie XWordle is inspired by #Wordle, the Viral word game that’s taken social media and cruciverbalists by storm. I call it XWordle because it is a combination of a Crossword with a Wordle. Instructions All the solution words are names of Hollywood movies. You can get the answer by either solving the cryptic clue…

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  • Auld Lang Syne

    Auld Lang Syne

    1ACross is happy to present “Auld Lang Syne”, from “Metacryptix”, exclusively for our solvers. Welcome to Metacryptix who is making a debut with her first solo puzzle for the blog. She has earlier set “Major Missing” in Cryptic Crossroads Vol. 3. Her puzzles have also appeared in our blog with the pseudonym “Dynamic Ladies”, in…

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  • Form of Attraction –  Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Form of Attraction – Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Stats The puzzle page was loaded 439 times. 255 visitors had a go at it and 34 solvers managed to complete and submit the grid. Of those who submitted 25 managed to get the maximum possible score of 156 including the Bonus.

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