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Sowmya Ramkumar

@somsram

Puzzle Editor @Amuselabs Cryptics for #minutecryptic, #the_hindu, #Hindustantimes, Minis on #BostonGlobe, #theindiamini Author - #crypticcrossroads Vol. 1,2 & 3, CFA Charterholder

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@jonathanancer.bsky.social @jeffurry312.bsky.social @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social

09.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@boswords.bsky.social @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @lrlr.bsky.social @rexparker.bsky.social @boatmancryptics.co.uk @bewilderingly.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @susiemesure.bsky.social

09.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Give to Gain On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present β€œGive 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 β€œGive 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

08.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

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!

#cryptic #crossword #iwd

08.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.Β Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participate…

#1ACCWC 557

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

www.1across.org/2026/03/08/1...

#cryptic #clue #contest

08.03.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Give to Gain On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present β€œGive 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 β€œGive 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

08.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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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…

#1ACCWC www.1across.org/2026/03/08/1...

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

#cryptic #clue #contest

08.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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?

05.03.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats

02.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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 Β£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!

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...

02.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.Β Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participate. Yo…

www.1across.org/2026/03/01/1...

#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...

01.03.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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May the tribe grow πŸ™‚

Solve a puzzle a day at indiamini.in

#crossword #mini

27.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1ACross For cruciverbalists...A Good Place to Start..

#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

www.1across.org/accwc/clues

25.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unch Crossword Magazine Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

Human-made cryptic crosswords.
Printed on paper and posted to you by a human.
Β£5 an issue.
unchcrosswords.com

25.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cryptic Crossword - Play Cryptic Crossword Online | Fun and Challenging Puzzles Enjoy Cryptic Crosswordonline with our fun and challenging puzzles. Test your skills with Cryptic Crossword and improve your brain power. Perfect for all ages and puzzle enthusiasts. Start playing now...

#Enigmaya #cryptic #crossword in Hindustan Times today.

Sample clue

Name of character in novel β€” Trivia: it includes two β€œI”s and four β€œK”s (5-5-4)

www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...

@enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @derekharrison.bsky.social
@jonathanancer.bsky.social @lrlr.bsky.social

24.02.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1ACCWC #555 – FREEBIES – OPEN FOR CLUES This week’s contest is hosted by Ramki Krishnan For 1ACCWC 555, the chosen word is FREEBIES Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter.Β Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to …

1ACCWC #555 - FREEBIES - OPEN FOR CLUES

The word for this week is FREEBIES (8).

One clue per participant, open till Fri 27 Feb morning IST.

#cryptic #clue #contest #crosswords #1accwc

www.1across.org/2026/02/22/1...

22.02.2026 09:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When one’s work is titled β€œThe Waste Land”, surely people would β€œturn” to see the author’s name.

19.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Message from this week’s host - have you submitted your #cryptic #clue yet

18.02.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick crossword No 341 Β· MyCrossword Solve Quick crossword No 341 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 24 clues by Guinevere. Published Sun 15 Feb 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.

A new Guinevere β€˜Quick’ on the wonderful @mycrossword.co.uk if anyone fancies it? :-)

#cryptic #crossword

15.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting thread - I can say the same for Indian cryptics.

As for abbreviations, it’s high time we re-wrote many of those. I still don’t stop seeing T for model and Di for princess though I don’t use it if I can avoid it!

Didn’t know CH before - so I reckon we don’t use that one so much.

15.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1ACCWC #554 – BRAIN ROT – OPEN FOR CLUES This weeks contest is hosted by Kalyan Bandyopadhyay For 1ACCWC 554, the chosen word is BRAIN ROT Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter.Β Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to …

#1ACCWC 554

www.1across.org/2026/02/15/1...

New contest’s up in the blog.

Now you can save your draft clues and also edit submitted before the submission deadline.

Looking forward to see a good number of participants this week.

#cryptic #clue #contest #crosswords

15.02.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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1ACCWC #553 – URBAN LEGEND – Results Thanks to Textrous for hosting the contest. The most dominant URBAN LEGEND involved Greenland which figured in as many as 7 clues., three of which made it to the Top 10. Two clues used a very neat …

#1ACCWC 553

www.1across.org/2026/02/15/1...

Congrats @adamlp.bsky.social @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social and others on the podium πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

15.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#1ACCWC 553 www.1across.org/2026/02/13/v...

Time to vote - anyone interested can cast your vote but all participants must vote according to the rules of the contest.

#cryptic #clue #crossword #contest

14.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bump - Have you submitted a #cryptic #clue for URBAN LEGEND for this week’s contest yet?

12.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Fun :)

11.02.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can just bookmark the page 1across.org/accwc - you would also get email reminders but they may be ending up in spam

08.02.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yin Yang #1ACGrids series presents our second grid for this year β€œYin Yang” from β€œAmygdala”, 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 β€œYin Yang” from β€œAmygdala”, 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

08.02.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1ACCWC #553 – URBAN LEGEND – OPEN FOR CLUES This weeks contest is hosted by Textrous For 1ACCWC 553, the chosen word is URBAN LEGEND Here are the rules Limit of 1 clue per setter.Β Please Annotate your clues clearly. Please login to participa…

#1ACCWC 553
New contest’s up on the blog

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

#cryptic #clue #crossword #contest

08.02.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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1ACCWC 552 – Whiplash – Results Thanks to Shobha for hosting the contest. Setters had a β€œpain in the neck” fixation with whiplash and many combined a β€œfashionable” (HIP) joint β€œwith” a β€œw…

#1ACCWC 552 - Whiplash - Results www.1across.org/2026/02/08/1...

Congrats winners πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Thanks for hosting Shobha Nayak

08.02.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@andrewt.net - bump

08.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0