Crosswords
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Whatever Works – Solutions & Annotations
When talented cinematographer Arvind Kannabiran is not busy shooting, he dabbles in cryptic crosswords (now there can’t be many Bollywood celebs who pursue this niche hobby, but then every rule has an exception). I had been hinting to him for some time now, that he should put together his own grid and boy, am I
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Whatever Works
1ACross is happy to present “Whatever Works”, a debut puzzle from a new setter “Sideswipe”, exclusively for our solvers. This puzzle is not for competition. However, answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to do so on or before EOD 4th March 2020. Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Thursday,
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Cyclical – Solutions, Annotations & Results
Stats – We had a good response to this grid with 33 submissions to this somewhat tougher grid (as against 49 for our last grid)!. Of those who submitted only 14 managed to complete the grid with zero errors, and of that, only 9 went on to get the maximum possible score of 165. Here’s
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Cracking Cryptics
When I conducted the first “Cracking Cryptics” workshop in November 2019, little did I expect that this would have a thriving following on Whatsapp or that we would be holding a second workshop in Bahrain. I was invited by Shabini Vasudev, on behalf of the “Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam” to conduct a session as part of
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Cyclical
1ACross is happy to present “Cyclical”, from “Eclogue”, exclusively for our solvers. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 26th February 2020. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our new leader board for 2020. Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on