Cryptic

  • Smashing Plates

    1ACross and Gussalufz are happy to present “Smashing Plates”, an exclusive grid for our members and readers. The online interactive version can be completed and submitted by anyone who wishes to participate. Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Sunday, November  26, 2017. Happy solving. Here’s the link to the interactive puzzle

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  • Holiday Medley – Solutions, Annotations & Stats

    Stats -A whopping 29 people managed to submit the completed grid for this puzzle. Of those who submitted, 27 managed to get  the full score of 32 and only two people did not. Also 21 people managed to spot the NINA while the remaining 8 did not. Here is the list of those who got

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  • Deepavali Spirals – Solutions & Annotations

    Thanks to all of you who participated. Here are the solutions and annotations.. Puzzle 1: The spanner words FLOWERPOT, CATHERINE WHEEL, ROCKET, BOMB, LAMP, SWEET, OIL, BATH and LIGHT are all Deepavali themed words. Puzzle 2: Thanks to (O)racle for this Triple Dhamaka. Hope you enjoyed this very entertaining and challenging puzzle. Hats off to

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  • 1ACGridfest – Grid 13 – “In August Company” – Solutions, Annotations & Stats

    Stats -Only 16 people managed to submit the completed grid for this puzzle. Of those who submitted, 9 managed to get  the full score of 31. The following is the list of people who had full scores, in alphabetical order.. 1. Aashwina Mouli 2. Ashit Hegde 3. Col. Deepak Gopinath 4. Mona Sogal 5. Ramani

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  • 1ACGridfest – Grid 12 – “3 Cheers!” – Solutions, Annotations & Stats

    Stats -21 people managed to submit the completed grid for this puzzle. Of those who submitted, 9 managed to get  the full score of 32. The following is the list of people who had full scores, in alphabetical order.. 1. Akshay Bhandarkar 2. Ashit Hegde 3. Ganesh Nayak 4. Mona Sogal 5. Narayan Mandyam 6.

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