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Cracking Cryptics – 29th July 2023

BySowmya

Jul 29, 2023 #Cracking Cryptics, #Crypticclueaday, #Cryptics, #Hypatia, #The Hindu

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I post a clue daily in Twitter (https://twitter.com/somsram), WA and 1ACross.org. Here’s the clue for today.

Solution to Cracking Cryptics – 28th July 2023
Clue: Pioneer taking first guided tour in Agra (7)
Answer: GAGARIN
Annotation: G + INAGRA*
Def:Pioneer
Letter selection Indicator: First
Anagram Indicator: tour

Solvers

The game was loaded by 40 unique players. 20 solvers submitted and 18 got it correct while 2 got it wrong.

TOP 3: Ramki Krishnan, Ratna Rao and M

OTHERS

Venkatraghavan S
Louvina
Ratnakumar
Madhup Tewari
Nilesh Parmar
Madhusudan H
Veena Venkataraman
Prasad RV
Magi
N Rengaswamy
Venkatesan P.
D Narayana Swamy
R NAGENDRA PRASAD
Veera Raghavan and
Mahesh

Congrats to all those who cracked it.

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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