1ACross is happy to present “XWorD”, from “Avtaar”, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 17th Feb. 2021. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our new leader board for 2021.

Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Read the following instructions/guide carefully

To complete this crossword you will have to fill in and submit TWO GRIDS, not one (i) The Definitions Grid and (ii) The Wordplays Grid
This is how you will solve the two grids

1. All clues are standard cryptic clues
2. Every clue has a Wordplay and Definition
3. All the definitions will help you fill in one grid
4. All the wordplays will help you fill in the second grid
5. The Wordplay and definition for each clue differ only by one letter. This means every answer in the two grids will differ only by one letter

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Bonus Question: What word meaning “PROCESS OF DYING THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIVING” can be got from the circled letters (14)

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