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1ACCWC 514 – DEPORTATION – Voting OPEN

We closed the contest with 25 clues, three less than the previous contest. Voting is now OPEN CLICK HERE to cast your votes All participants who set clues are expected to vote. You are not allowed to vote for your own clue Click on clues to shortlist them, click on the ‘Shortlisted’ Button to see […]

1ACCWC 514 – DEPORTATION – OPEN for CLUES

This week’s contest is hosted by Satyen Nabar who won   1ACCWC 513 – FRACTION For 1ACCWC 514, he’s chosen “DEPORTATION” Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please use your known names / X / Bluesky handles and use it consistently while voting, cluing and across contests. This […]

1ACCWC 513 – FRACTION – Results

This week’s contest was hosted by Saurabh Upadhyay and here’s his summary of the results. Some excellent clues this week. Thanks to all the setters and voters, all the setters also voted. Only 4 votes divided 5th through 2nd place. Honourable mention to Suyash Roongta, Mona Sogal, Ramki Krishnan, Venkatesan P and @ahope1.bsky.social for taking […]

1ACCWC 513 – FRACTION – Voting OPEN

We closed the contest with 28 clues, six less than the previous contest. Voting is now OPEN CLICK HERE to cast your votes All participants who set clues are expected to vote. You are not allowed to vote for your own clue Click on clues to shortlist them, click on the ‘Shortlisted’ Button to see […]

1ACCWC 513 – FRACTION – OPEN for CLUES

This week’s contest is hosted by Saurabh Upadhyay who won   1ACCWC 512 – ROUTINE For 1ACCWC 513, he’s chosen “FRACTION” Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please use your known names / X / Bluesky handles and use it consistently while voting, cluing and across contests. This […]

1ACCWC 512 – ROUTINE – Results

This week’s contest was hosted by Ganesh Raman and here’s his summary of the results. Kudos to all participants, as we closed this week with a solid 34 clues. In 5th place, we have a tie between Ramki Krishnan with “Countries bombing borders at war is typical” and Gayathri Viswanath with “It is ordinary but […]

2nd – Solutions, Annotations and Results

Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 521 times. 67 solvers had a go at it.  52 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. Only 27 solvers got the full score. 2nd<<< Click Here for the Puzzle Post Here is the solution grid: Bonus Questions: 1-5. 5 of 6 themed entries […]

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, […]

1ACCWC 512 – ROUTINE – Voting OPEN

We closed the contest with 34 clues, one more than the previous contest and a new high for this season. Voting is now OPEN CLICK HERE to cast your votes All participants who set clues are expected to vote. You are not allowed to vote for your own clue Click on clues to shortlist them, […]

1ACCWC 512 – ROUTINE – OPEN for CLUES

This week’s contest is hosted by Ganesh Raman for winning   1ACCWC 511 – MENTION For 1ACCWC 512, he’s chosen “ROUTINE” Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please use your known names / X / Bluesky handles and use it consistently while voting, cluing and across contests. […]