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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.

www.1across.org/2026/03/22/f...

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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

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Yin Yang #1ACGrids series presents our second grid for this year “Yin Yang” from “Amygdala”, exclusively for our solvers. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 20th …

#1ACGrids series presents our second grid for this year “Yin Yang” from “Amygdala”, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 20th Feb. 2026.

www.1across.org/2026/02/08/y...

#cryptic #crosswords

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2’s Company We are excited to kick off a new season of 1ACGrids with “2’s Company” from “Mathrix”, exclusively for our solvers. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before …

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We are excited to kick off a new season of 1ACGrids with “2’s Company” from “Mathrix”, exclusively for our solvers.

www.1across.org/2026/01/25/2...

#cryptic #crossword #contest

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1ACGrids 2025 – Puzzle roundup This year, we published 23 brand-new, custom-crafted puzzles for our solvers, surpassing the 22 puzzles we featured in 2024. Released fortnightly, these puzzles kept our community engaged and enter…

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Congrats to our toppers and big thanks to all our setters.

Hope you enjoyed our puzzles in 2025.

A new season starts on Sunday 25th Jan. 2026.

www.1across.org/2026/01/17/1...

If you’d like to contribute a grid for the 2026 season, please let me know and I will be in touch.

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Gentlemen Our twenty-first grid for this season is “Gentlemen” from “Avtaar”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 28th November 2025. All those who submit ent…

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Our twenty-first grid for this season is “Gentlemen” from “Avtaar”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 28th November 2025.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, 29th November, 2025.

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Dictation Our twentieth grid for this season is “Dictation” from “Mathrix”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 14th November 2025. All those who submit entri…

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Our twentieth grid for this season is “Dictation” from “Mathrix”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 14th November 2025.
Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, 15th November, 2025.

www.1across.org/2025/11/02/d...

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Forest Folk by Aquifer
Forest Folk by Aquifer YouTube video by Sowmya Ramkumar

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#1ACGrids The solutions are up in the #1Across blog. Check how you did or give it a go if you havent solved it yet.

Thanks Aquifer for a fun grid.

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Dispelling Darkness Our nineteenth grid for this season is “Dispelling Darkness” from “Metacryptix”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 31st October 2025. All those wh…

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Our nineteenth grid for this season is “Dispelling Darkness” from “Metacryptix”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 31st October 2025.

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Forest Folk Our eighteenth grid for this season is “Forest Folk” from “Aquifer”. You can check other grids from Aquifer here. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EO…

#1ACGrids Forest Folk www.1across.org/2025/10/05/f... via @somsram

Our latest grid by Aquifer is up in the blog now. Have fun

#cryptic #crossword #contest #free #puzzle

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16C – SpurTed Our seventeenth grid for this season is “16C – SpurTed” from “Sceptic Cryptic”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 3rd October 2025. All thos…

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www.1across.org/2025/09/21/1...

Our seventeenth grid for this season is “16C – SpurTed”

Answers can be submitted on or before 3rd Oct. 2025.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, 4th Oct., 2025.

@enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @derekharrison.bsky.social

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A Dad’s Army Our sixteenth grid for this season is “A Dad’s Army” from “Hypatia”. You can also check out other puzzles from Hypatia here. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate…

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Check out our latest puzzle in the blog - this time it’s one from me

A Dad's Army www.1across.org/2025/09/07/a...

#cryptic #crossword #contest #theme

@enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @jonathanancer.bsky.social @boatmancryptics.co.uk @skirwingle.bsky.social @derekharrison.bsky.social

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August Celebration Our fourteenth grid for this season is “August Celebration” from “Amygdala”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 22nd August 2025. All those who sub…

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#1ACGrids Our fourteenth grid for this season is “August Celebration” from “Amygdala”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 22nd August 2025.

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Family Man “Family Man” from “Amygdala” is our eleventh grid for this season. Stats: 56 solvers attempted this puzzle.  40 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. As many as 27 solvers got the full …

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“Family Man” from “Amygdala” is our eleventh grid for this season.

Congrats to the toppers and to all the solvers who participated.

Thanks Amygdala for a lovely puzzle with a clever theme and a very apt celebration for Father’s day.

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Net-Net Our twelfth grid for this season is “Net-Net” from “Bingo”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 21st July 2025. All those who submit entries have a chance…

#1ACGrids Our twelfth grid for this season is “Net-Net” from “Bingo”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 21st July 2025.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, 22nd July, 2025.

www.1across.org/2025/06/29/n...

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Roll The Dice Our tenth grid for this season is “Roll The Dice” from “Metacryptix”. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 13th June 2025. All those who submit entries hav…

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Our tenth grid for this season is “Roll The Dice” from “Metacryptix”.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 13th June 2025. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leader board for 2025.

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May Flowers – Solutions, Annotations and Results Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 349 times. 71 solvers had a go at it.  52 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms and 54 solvers submitted the puzzle. The remaining solved it partly. As …

#1ACGrids Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 349 times. 43 solvers maxed the score. Congrats to the toppers.

Thanks Blue Jay. Enjoyed the smooth Sunday fare. After April Showers and May Flowers, wonder what your next grid for 1ACross is going to be..:)

www.1across.org/2025/06/01/m...

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Change – Solutions, Annotations and Results Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 425 times. 64 solvers had a go at it.  52 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. As many as 44 solvers got the full scor…

#1ACGrids - The solutions and the new leader board is up on the blog

www.1across.org/2025/05/18/c...

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Ian VanderSchee Ian VanderSchee (aka Mathrix) was born in Canada and lives in the United States. He teaches high school mathematics, presents at educational conferences, and leads mathematics workshops in the Unit…

#1ACGrids Our eighth grid for this season is “Change” from “Mathrix”.

Submission deadline EOD 16th May. 2025.
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#cryptic #crossword #contest #puzzle

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, May 17th, 2025.

www.1across.org/2025/04/27/c...

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March Our sixth grid for this season is “March” by Bingo. You can check out other puzzles by Bingo at this link. Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD…

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Our latest grid “March” by Bingo is up in the blog.

www.1across.org/2025/03/23/m...

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Ladies First – Solutions, Annotations and Results Stats The puzzle page was loaded over 955 times. 86 visitors had a go at it and 54 solvers managed to complete and submit both the puzzle and bonus forms.  Of those who submitted, only 15 managed t…

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Thanks to each of the setters who participated and to all the solvers for the encouraging feedback.

www.1across.org/2025/03/22/l...

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#1ACGrids Hope you had a chance to try this terrific tribute puzzle - deadline for submissions is tomorrow. Do give it a shot if you haven’t already

@enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @derekharrison.bsky.social @rexparker.bsky.social

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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 B…

www.1across.org/2025/03/08/l...

#1ACGrids Happy International Women’s day 2025. Delighted to present "Ladies First" a collaborative grid with cruciverbalists, from around the globe.

Do solve.
#Womensday2025
#IWD2025

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Roses Are Red – Solutions, Annotations and Results Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 388 times. 57 solvers had a go at it.  49 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. Only 34 solvers got the full score.

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The solution post for “Roses Are Red” is up at the blog. Nice debut by Amygdala. Congrats to all the solvers who maxed the score.

www.1across.org/2025/02/22/r...

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What the ___! – Solutions, Annotations and Results Stats: The puzzle page was loaded 395 times. 54 solvers had a go at it.  42 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. Only 19 solvers got the full score.

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Here are the solutions, annotations and results.
Congrats to the toppers. Thanks @KabirFiraque for a brilliant themed puzzle to celebrate #CharlesDickens’ birth anniversary on 7th February. Was a blast to go down memory lane.
www.1across.org/2025/02/08/w...

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#1ACGrids : The puzzle page was loaded 456 times. 58 solvers had a go at it. 44 solvers completed the puzzle and the bonus forms. The remaining solved it partly. Only 11 solvers got the full score. Congrats to the toppers and thanks to Mathrix for the fun puzzle.

www.1across.org/2025/02/03/a...

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What the ___! Our second grid for this season is “What the ___!” by Aquifer, exclusively for our solvers. The solutions and leaderboard for our previous grid “Architect’s tool” will be up on the blog…

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Our second grid for this season is “What the ___!” by Aquifer, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 7th Feb. 2025.

www.1across.org/2025/01/25/w...

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One by One As we approach the end of the year, 1ACross is delighted to present our last puzzle for this season – none other than Bingo’s terrific “One by One”, exclusively for our solv…

#1ACGrids As we approach the end of the year, 1ACross is delighted to present our last puzzle for this season.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, January 4th, 2025.

www.1across.org/2024/12/08/o...

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1ACGrids – Hall of Fame Here’s our 20th Leaderboard for 2024 Here’s the Summary of this year’s puzzles S.No Date Puzzle LB Setter Views Solvers Rating 10s 20. 3rd Nov. Parallel Lines LB20 Mathrix      39…

#1ACGrids Our twenty first grid for this season is “Double Trouble” by Dr. X exclusively for our solvers.

Annotations for the puzzle will be posted in the blog on Saturday, November 30th, 2024.

www.1across.org/2024/11/17/d...

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