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  • Auld Lang Syne –  Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Auld Lang Syne – Solutions, Annotations and Results

    Stats The puzzle page was loaded 461 times. 257 visitors had a go at it and 52 solvers managed to complete and submit the grid. Of those who submitted 33 managed to get the maximum possible score of 150 including the Bonus.

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  • Stars and Wars

    Stars and Wars

    1ACross is happy to present “Stars and Wars”, from “Aquifer”, exclusively for our solvers. Welcome to Aquifer who is making a debut with his first puzzle. Aquifer is the pseudonym of Kabir Firaque, who has been part of The Indian Express editorial team since 2008. A civil engineer by education, he writes on science, mathematics,

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  • Trading Places –  XWordle 3

    Trading Places – XWordle 3

    This is my third #XWordle. Inspired by the viral word game #Wordle, a #XWordle is a combination of a Crossword AND a #Wordle. The Story There is pandemonium at the Zoo since the animals have escaped from their cages (marked 1-5). One animal is still in its own cage but the other two pairs have

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  • Movie XWordle – Solutions

    Movie XWordle – Solutions

    Stats: The puzzle page had over 600 views and nearly 300 people attempted it.  We had 60 solvers submitting their solution here. All except 1 got it correct. Here are the solutions and annotations 1 Couple of soldiers escort student to movie (5) GI G(L)I GI – Soldier, L – Student 2 Mark offers nothing

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  • Movie XWordle

    Movie XWordle

    This Movie XWordle is inspired by #Wordle, the Viral word game that’s taken social media and cruciverbalists by storm. I call it XWordle because it is a combination of a Crossword with a Wordle. Instructions All the solution words are names of Hollywood movies. You can get the answer by either solving the cryptic clue

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