Puzzles
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A Capital Idea – XWordle 4
Inspired by the viral word game #Wordle, a #XWordle is a combination of a Crossword AND a #Wordle. Instructions Each clue points to a Capital city. However none of the clues are in their right locations. Solve each cryptic clue to find the correct answer and then enter these in the correct locations. There are
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Trading Places – XWordle 3 – Solutions
Stats: The puzzle page had over 800 views and was attempted nearly 450 times. We had 68 submissions of which 42 were correct. Solutions: After solving the individual clues, these answers needed to be placed in the Grid correctly. So the animals in Clue 1 and Clue 3 had to be entered in “Cages” 3
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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
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
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