Puzzles
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IPL 2020 – The Winner & The Winning Sixer
We recently ran this special themed grid to mark the commencement of the IPL 2020. The grid was designed after a casual Twitter exchange with Mr. W.V.Raman who had made this suggestion. After an initial struggle and a few iterations, I was able to design a unique grid which had the letters I P L
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Diary of the Dead – Solutions, Annotations and Results
Stats – The puzzle page had 660 views. We had 41 solvers completing and submitting the grid. Of those who submitted 35 managed to complete the grid with zero errors and 26 went on to get the maximum possible score of 157.
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IPL 2020 – Solutions, Annotations and Results
Stats – 60 solvers completed and submitted the grid, of which 44 managed to complete the grid with zero errors and 30 went on to get the maximum possible score of 125. We had 4 new solvers and a couple of old timers coming back to solve this one – Vikram Chandrashekar, Ramesh Jagannathan, Subramaniam
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IPL Special – Clue Writing Contest – Results
How much do the IPL and cryptic crossword fans love Virat? Let me count the ways.. We now have a winner! It was a tight contest and all the shortlisted clues managed to get points from voters. Without further ado, here are the clues that made it to the Podium.. With a total of 54
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The Great British Rope Trick – Solutions, Annotations and Results
Stats – The puzzle was accessed 631 times. We had 70 solvers completing and submitting the grid, ignoring multiple submissions. One submission was incomplete and ignored for scoring. Of those who submitted 43 managed to complete the grid with zero errors and 26 went on to get the maximum possible score of 152. We had