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In at #3! Whoop!

1ACCWC #561 – POLICE – Results This week’s clue contest on 1ACCWC received good participation with 30 entries, and 33 voters having their say well ahead of the deadline. Many setters played on variations of the simple anagram of…

#1ACCWC 561

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Here are the results. Congrats @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social @avtaar.bsky.social and other toppers. Thanks for hosting Aashirwad.

1ACCWC #561 – POLICE – OPEN FOR CLUES This week’s contest is hosted by Aashirwad For 1ACCWC 561, the chosen word is POLICE Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to partici…

#1ACCWC Just a reminder that our weekly clue contest for POLICE is open until Friday morning. We have 13 clues so far, with many regulars yet to submit. Waiting for your clues

#cryptic #clue #contest

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Edit That Remix 1ACross is happy to present “Edit That Remix” by Kriskross

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1ACross is happy to present “Edit That Remix” by Kriskross.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 17th Apr. 2026.

All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leader board for 2026.

#crossword #cryptic

Fair & Loverly “Fair & Loverly” by Aquifer was our fifth grid for 2026

#1ACGrids 60 solvers attempted this puzzle.  45 solvers managed to complete the puzzle and 44 completed the bonus forms as well. As many as 21 solvers got the full score.

Congrats to the toppers

Thanks Aquifer ⁩ for a loverly puzzle:)

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My puzzle in HT today - Do try if you have time and let me know how it goes

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My grid as Get-a-fix in the Hindustan Times . Can be solved online for free (no paywall)

Obstinate passenger's last to board train (6)

Put an end to sex after the start using this almost casually (10)

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1ACCWC #560 – INDETERMINATE – OPEN FOR CLUES This weeks contest is hosted by Abhay Phadnis For 1ACCWC 560, the chosen word is INDETERMINATE Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to par…

#1ACCWC 560 www.1across.org/2026/03/29/1...

Trying to determine who’s set a clue yet but it’s still —- (till YOU set a clue) - so please do the needful :)

#cryptic #clue #contest

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Whoop! - in at #6 with

Showing in 60 minutes: The Crown (6)

1ACCWC #559 – HONOUR – Results This week’s 1ACCWC received 31 clues, with good participation from regulars and irregulars alike. The majority of clues went with a wordplay of HONOUR = ON inserted in HOUR, with several setters op…

The results..

#1ACCWC 559 Congrats to Abhay and all those on the podium. Thanks Economizer for hosting.

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Fair & Loverly 1ACross is happy to present “Fair & Loverly” by Aquifer

#1ACGrids 1ACross is happy to present “Fair & Loverly” by Aquifer

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 03rd Apr. 2026.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, April 4th, 2026.

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1ACCWC #557 – COVERT – Results Thanks to Ganesh Raman for hosting the contest. A covert operation executed brilliantly, this contest elicited some really good clues. While most of the high-point scorers stuck to the reliable VOT…

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Here are the results. Congrats to the winners. @q.pheevr.ca and others on the podium.

Voting Now Open – 1ACCWC #557 1ACCWC 557 hosted by Ganesh Raman is now closed for clues. 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…

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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 als…

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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.

#cryptic #crossword

Happy IWD! Honoured to be part of this celebration of women in crosswords - along with @clairebennie.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social and many more! Please do go and enjoy the puzzle!

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1ACCWC #557 – COVERT – OPEN FOR CLUES This weeks contest is hosted by Ganesh Raman For 1ACCWC 557, the chosen word is COVERT Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participate…

#1ACCWC 557

This week’s contest is hosted by Ganesh Raman and he has chosen “COVERT”. Let that not be applicable to your clues - do submit them

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#cryptic #clue #contest

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 als…

#1ACGrids www.1across.org/2026/03/08/g...

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.

#cryptic #crossword

1ACCWC #556 – CROWN – Results Thanks to Aashirwad for hosting the contest. With a versatile word having many synonyms, this week’s contest saw strong participation, with 30 entries in total. Multiple contestants went directly f…

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Congrats @clairebennie.bsky.social @adamlp.bsky.social @q.pheevr.ca @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social and others on the podium.

#cryptic #clue #contest

We have 22 clues in the bag already - have you submitted a clue yet. Can we get to 40 clues before the deadline this week?

Congrats

Genius crossword No 273 Deadline for entries is 23:59 BST on Saturday 4 April. You need to register once and then sign in to theguardian.com to enter our online competition for a £100 monthly prize

Excited to debut as Turnstone in this month’s Guardian Genius slot. Thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk and test solvers!

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1ACCWC #556 – CROWN – OPEN FOR CLUES This weeks contest is hosted by Aashirwad For 1ACCWC 556, the chosen word is CROWN Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter. Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participate. Yo…

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#1ACCWC 556 - New #cryptic #clue #contest is up.

Also results of #1ACCWC 555 are now up in the blog . www.1across.org/2026/03/01/1...

May the tribe grow 🙂

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#1ACCWC 555

Off to a nice start with 19 clues in so far. How do get to 30 or more? Who can pass FREEBIES by - cmon, it’s not hard. Would love to see more ideas, step in and submit a clue for this week’s contest.

#cryptiv #crossword #clue #contest

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#Enigmaya #cryptic #crossword in Hindustan Times today.

Sample clue

Name of character in novel — Trivia: it includes two “I”s and four “K”s (5-5-4)

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