A national online cryptic clue solving championship, launched by Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi got under way here on Friday.
Each afternoon a clue will be posted online on the website of ‘A Clue A Day Contest 2015’.
“This year it can also be accessed on mobile phones. The ACAD app is the first of its kind Indian mobile app based on crossword that will be available on the Google Play Store as of now and shortly for iOS and Windows smartphones or tablets,” IAS officer Vivek Singh, author of the bestseller Understanding Cryptic Crosswords — A step by step guide told The Hindu .
Solving cryptic crosswords would help build lateral thinking, which was badly required in this competitive era, he said. “There is a minute difference between the best in the class and very good. This difference is of articulation. A person’s articulation is his key to success and solving crosswords enhances the same.”
“Each and every child studying anywhere in India should participate and avail this opportunity which perhaps is the first in the world,” the contest’s programme director, Kushagra Singh, said. The winner will get a wildcard entry into the Indian Crossword League grand finale.
