Viraj Divecha

  • Give to Gain

    Give to Gain

    On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present “Give to Gain”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe We are also happy to announce a special prize for this grid. One amongst the “all correct” entries, will be picked by lucky draw to receive an autographed copy

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  • Ladies First  – Solutions, Annotations and Results

    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

    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,

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  • Tales Be Retold – Solutions & Annotations

    Stats – We had a fantastic response to this grid with a whopping 52 submissions, although it had been posted on a “not for competition” basis.  Of those who submitted, 45 managed to complete the grid while 32 managed to get the maximum possible score of 165. Here’s the completed grid.

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  • Tales be Retold

    1ACross is happy to present “Tales be Retold”, from “Bangalore Four”, exclusively for our solvers. The Bangalore Four are Mona Sogal, Rashmi Gopal, Supriya Mithal and Viraj Divecha. They created “Tales be Retold”  initially as a birthday gift from Rashmi for her nephew, a Cryptic crossword wiz and a fan of the theme. Since they

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