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The Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2025 kicked off with its practice round, signaling the start of a 10-week global contest that will conclude with a Grand Finale in Bengaluru.

Results of Practice Round

Winner: Philip Coote, Canberra
First Runner-Up: Sohil Bhagat, Bengaluru 
Second Runner-Up: Harish Kamath, Bengaluru

IXL 2025 Scoring Round Schedule

Round 1: September 14, 2025
Round 2: September 21, 2025
Round 3: September 28, 2025
Round 4: October 5, 2025
Round 5: October 12, 2025
Round 6: October 19, 2025
Round 7: October 26, 2025
Round 8: November 2, 2025
Round 9: November 9, 2025
Round 10: November 16, 2025


    • Winner: Pranika Seenam and Seerat Kaur (IIT Delhi)
    • First Runner-Up: Ruchira Joshi and Chinmayi Pillamarapu (IIT Guwahati)
    • Second Runner-Up: Ananya Mishra and Yasaswy Mokkapati (SASTRA University)

    ACAD National Winners

    • Rank-1: Dhairya Pandey, Don Bosco Academy, Patna
    • Rank-2: Saptak Gupta, DPS, Patna
    • Rank-3: Ayesha, BCM Arya Model Sr Secondary School, Ludhiana

    ACAD Plus National Winners

    • Rank-1: Samruddhi Salgaonkar, Goa Dental College, Goa
    • Rank-2: Om Kumar Jha, NIT Manipur
    • Rank-3: Shivam Kumar Jha, SDDNG Govt. High School, Forbesganj

    ACAD Senior National Winners

    • Rank-1: Anantakrishnan Naryanan, Pune
    • Rank-2: R Nagendra Prasad, Bangalore
    • Rank-3: Dhirendra Tripathi

    ACAD Global Winners

    • Rank-1: Ramakrishnan Krishnan, Chennai (India)
    • Rank-2: Harish Kamath, Bangalore (India)
    • Rank-3: Ajeesh VM, Scranton (USA)



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