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  • 1ACCWC #554 – BRAIN ROT – Results

    1ACCWC #554 – BRAIN ROT – Results

    Thanks to Kalyan Bandyopadhyay for hosting the contest. This week’s 1ACCWC #554 on BRAIN ROT saw solid turnout with 28 entries and lively community. Ramki Krishnan crushed it with 41 points (16 voters) for his acrostic gem: “Mental decline from baseless rumours and idiotic nonsense read on Twitter, primarily? (5,3)” Spot-on topical surface ranting about

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  • 2025: A Year of Cadence & Craft  – 1ACCWC Roundup

    2025: A Year of Cadence & Craft – 1ACCWC Roundup

    It was a busy year for the 1ACCWC, with 45 contests and 20 different people taking a weekly win.  If 2024 was defined by its intensity, 2025 was a season of endurance and precision. Cadence & Craft reflects the two forces that shaped this year’s leaderboard. Cadence represents the steady, 45-week rhythm of the competition—the

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  • A Year of Fierce Competition – 1ACCWC 2024 Roundup

    A Year of Fierce Competition – 1ACCWC 2024 Roundup

    It was an exhilarating year, with 45 weekly contests keeping participants on their toes. A total of 13 individuals claimed victory across these contests, with Satyen Nabar taking the lead in wins with an impressive 9. Textrous followed closely with 8 wins, while Anantakrishnan and Samit Kallianpur tied with 5 wins each. Interestingly, three contests

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  • 1AC Clue Writing Contests – 2023 Roundup

    1AC Clue Writing Contests – 2023 Roundup

    Over the last year, we had 46 weekly contests and 18 different setters winning the weekly contests, broadly similar to the previous years. Satyen Nabar had the maximum wins (14), followed by Textrous (6) and Ramki (4). There were two occasions when there was a tie for the Top Spot. As in previous years, Dr.

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  • 1AC Clue Writing Contests – 2022 Roundup

    1AC Clue Writing Contests – 2022 Roundup

    Over the last year, we had 47 weekly contests and 20 different setters winning the weekly contests, broadly similar to 2021. Madhusudan H had the maximum wins (6), followed by first timer Ganesh Raman (5), Dr. Nabar (4) and Textrous (4). There was only one occasion when there was a tie for the Top Spot.

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