Crosswords
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An Addagram a day – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats – We had a decent response to the grid with 29 submissions, exactly the same number as last time. Of those who submitted, all 29 managed to complete the grid with zero errors but only 2 got the maximum possible score of 158. Here’s the completed grid. The solvers had to answer the following questions…
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A B Cryptics -3 – Cool Charade Clues
Each of these posts are intended to provide simple explanations / introduction to cryptic crosswords. Each post would have A – an answer to a general question on cryptics, B – an explanation of a clue type and C – A Sample clue. A – What are barred and blocked crossword grids? A blocked grid…
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An Addagram a day
1ACross is happy to present “An Addagram a day”, from “Unstoppable Kums”, exclusively for our solvers. Please read the instructions very carefully. The grid has 5 sets of “Addagrams”, indicated by A to E at the beginning of each clue. An Addagram set is a collection of words of lengths n, n+1, n+2 and so…
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A B Cryptics -2 – Bring Bats Back
Each of these posts are intended to provide simple explanations / introduction to cryptic crosswords. Each post would have A – an answer to a general question on cryptics, B – an explanation of a clue type and C – A Sample clue. A – How are Cryptic Crosswords useful for kids? The following are…