Crosswords
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Ye Dil Nahi Bhara – A Tribute to Asha
Ever since I started listening to Hindi movie songs, her voice has been an endless source of inspiration — not just for its unmatched versatility, but for the sheer magic it weaves as she effortlessly glides and swings into the notes. While the world celebrated her peppy numbers, enduring ghazals, playful duets, I re-discovered her
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Give to Gain
“Give to Gain” was a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe on International Women’s Day 2026. Stats: 112 solvers attempted this puzzle. 55 solvers managed to complete the puzzle, of which 53 solvers also completed the bonus forms. As many as 29 solvers got the full score.
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1ACGrids 2025 – Puzzle roundup
This year, we published 23 brand-new, custom-crafted puzzles for our solvers, surpassing the 22 puzzles we featured in 2024. Released fortnightly, these puzzles kept our community engaged and entertained throughout the year. A Special Year for Our Setters 2025 was truly remarkable as even more setters who had set their first crosswords on our blog
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Ladies First – Solutions, Annotations and Results
Stats The puzzle page was loaded over 955 times. 86 visitors had a go at it and 55 solvers managed to complete and submit both the puzzle and bonus forms. Of those who submitted, only 15 managed to get the full score.
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Ladies First
On International Women’s Day 2025, 1ACross is happy to present “Ladies First”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe. Harriet Beecher Stowe once said, “Women are the real architects of society.” On this Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the strength, wisdom, and compassion that women, the architects of our society,