Solutions
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Oh! To be a Lunatic! – Solutions, Annotations & Results
The timing of the puzzle was impeccable. During the contest, we celebrated the 50th year of the historic moon landing and also the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2, India’s second lunar mission. As is his wont, The Oracle managed to time two themed puzzles to appear at the same time – one in 1ACross and
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Putting Two and Two Together – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats -We had a good response for “Putting Two and Two Together” and received 33 submissions, 2 less than last time, but still a good number. Of those who submitted, 19 got the full grid score of 35, of which, 11 got the maximum possible score of 39. Here’s the Solution grid. The solvers had
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One Off – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats -We had a good response for “One Off” and received 35 submissions, 7 less than last time, but still a good number. Of those who submitted, only 8 got the full grid score of 28 and they also got the maximum possible score of 31. Here’s the Solution grid. The solvers had to answer
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007 Preparing for a kill – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats -We had a great response for “007 Preparing for a kill” and received 42 submissions, 3 more than last time. Of those who submitted, 32 got the full grid score of 30 while only 9 people got the maximum possible score of 34. Here’s the Solution grid. The solvers had to answer the following
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Letters to The Listener – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats -We had a great response for “Letters to the Listener” and received 39 submissions, 2 more than last time. Of those who submitted, 1 abandoned the grid half way. 30 got the full grid score of 38, and 23 people got the maximum possible score of 45. Here’s the Solution grid. The solvers had