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The biggest nationwide online cryptic crossword contest A Clue A Day (ACAD) 2024's much awaited final results are out. After months of thrilling cryptic crossword challenges and an overwhelming response from participants across India, the national champions of the three categories—ACAD, ACAD Plus, and ACAD Senior are-

ACAD Results

AIR-1: Shraddha Shree, St. Michaels High School, Patna
AIR-2: Dhairya Pandey, Don Bosco Academy, Patna
AIR-3: Bhargav Vinayak, BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana

ACAD Plus Results

AIR-1: Aryan Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
AIR-2: Shyam Krishna Shenoy, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA
AIR-3: Samruddhi Salgaonkar, Goa Dental College

ACAD Senior Results

AIR-1: Jagannath Mukundala, Hyderabad
AIR-2: N. Rengaswamy, Chennai
AIR-3: D. Narayana Swamy, Bengaluru

The A Clue Day contest was held online from February to October 2024. The final leaderboard reflects the total scores of contestants accumulated throughout the contest period.

As the Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2024 approaches its first stage finale, the competition has reached a fever pitch. The ninth online round has brought forth a wave of notable names rising to prominence and setting new benchmarks.

Top Ten Scorers of IXL 2024 – Online Round 9:

Venkatraghavan S. – Mumbai
Jose A – Thane
Neville Fogarty – Newport News
Ramki Krishnan – Chennai
Vasant Srinivasan – Banchang
Gudur Abhinav – Bangalore
Akshay Bhandarkar – Dubai
Samit Kallianpur – Secunderabad
Harish Kamath – Bangalore
10.Sowmya Ramkumar – Manama

I'm grateful to IXL for the opportunity to test myself against some of the cleverest puzzles and most formidable solvers in the world - a privilege well worth staying up past midnight for. I pride myself on being fast, but so many of the players in this competition are both fast and consistent, with a greater breadth of knowledge than me- Eric Agard, Crossword Editor at Apple News+ , USA