Puzzles

  • Mixed Doubles – The Teaser

    Brainiac (our new handle for the Brains of 1AC ) is all set to challenge you all once again with “Mixed Doubles”. This compilation features a custom grid and clues by me, in collaboration with ten other contributors from our facebook group 1ACross viz., Aashwina Mouli, Arun Kumar, Debasmita Basu, Ganesh Nayak, Guruswamy Nataraj, Manish

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  • Welcome to the Party

    This Halloween, ‘The Oracle” encountered a coven of witches, some sundry wizards, diviners, augurs and soothsayers. Having read tea leaves, coffee grounds, entrails of myriad creatures, and tons of other stuff – they instructed “The Oracle” to make a puzzle and to put this one across to you all..So, “Welcome to the Party..” Submissions of the completed grid should

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  • Cat-a-lyst Brand Crosswords

    The editor of Hindu Business line’s brand supplement Cat-a-lyst, Prasad Sangameshwaran, came up with a novel idea of creating themed cryptic crosswords based on brand names.

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  • 1 ACross Grid 5

    1 ACross Grid 5

    This Crossword was first published on 31st October 2015. You can solve it interactively here Click here for the PDF version Click here for the solutions

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  • 1ACross Grid 4

    1ACross Grid 4

    This Crossword was specially prepared to commemorate the 100 games played at One Across and was first published at One Across on 14th March 2015. This is a 15 x 15 grid with 38 clues that were set by 33 setters

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