Puzzles
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Sherni (The Lioness)
On International Women’s Day 2022, 1ACross is happy to present “Sherni (The Lioness)”, a special puzzle put together by Qrypt On Y X and me along with 16 extremely talented women from across the globe. Although people describe the “Lion” as the King of the Jungle, it is actually the unheralded “Lioness” who fends for
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Dances with Wordles – XWordle 9
Inspired by the viral word game #Wordle, a #XWordle is a combination of a Crossword AND a #Wordle. Instructions All solution words as well as the final XWordle are connected to Dances. However, none of the clues are in their right locations. Solve each cryptic clue to find the correct answer. There are helpful letter
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Boardle – XWordle 8 – Solutions
Stats: The puzzle page had 432 views and was attempted 122 times (higher than 97 last time). All except 6 were correct and some solvers did not submit in the blog. Solutions: 1 What’s unmentionable about a bachelor as well (5) TABOO: T(A B)OO 2 Hard to split tax for board (5) CHESS, C(H)ESS 3
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Boardle – XWordle 8
Inspired by the viral word game #Wordle, a #XWordle is a combination of a Crossword AND a #Wordle. Instructions All solution words as well as the final XWordle are connected to Games (Mostly Board games). However, none of the clues are in their right locations. Solve each cryptic clue to find the correct answer. There
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Brave New Wordl – XWordle 7 – Solutions
Stats: The puzzle page had 600 views and was attempted 97 times (higher than 73 last time). All except 2 were correct and some solvers did not submit in the blog. Solutions: 1 Psycho mercilessly choking poet (5) HOMER: Correct Location 5, Hidden in Plain Sight 2 Discards piano replaced by a novelist (5) DUMAS, Correct Location