The Great Hunt

Every issue this term, something was hidden, such as a phrase, an Easter egg, or a small reward for the attentive reader. Most of you scrolled past it. A few of you didn't.

This week, we're making the hunt official.

Welcome to The Great Hunt: a nine-clue acrostic crossword built entirely from The Hound's own content. Every answer lives somewhere on applebyhound.org - in our articles, our team, and our world. The first person to crack it wins.


How it works:

The crossword below has nine rows. The number beside each clue tells you how many letters the answer contains. One column (the highlighted one) runs straight through the grid from top to bottom. The letters in that column, read downward, spell out the final winning word.

To complete The Great Hunt:

1. Solve all nine rows using the clues below
2. Identify the letter from each row that falls in the highlighted column
3. Read those letters from top to bottom - that's your final word
4. Submit all nine row answers plus the final word using the link at the bottom of this article

The clues

1. (9 letters) - subject of fact number 34 on the 1 April article
2. (5 letters) - number of articles placed in the "Arts and Culture" section this term as of 1 May
3. (8 letters) - The O in the Hound this term
4. (4 letters) - A certain cat associated with a certain someone
5. (4 letters) - 4-letter acronym, not a word, two articles written on it
6. (6 letters) - the last name of the leftmost person in the ACMUN 2026 Recap article image
7. (2 letters) - A Hound writer
8. (5 letters) - first name of an S2 advisor, his advisory is in the new AWB classroom (AWB117)
9. (4 letters) - perhaps 2 letters, one of seven


The prize

The first person to submit all nine correct answers, plus the final word, wins a prize pack worth hunting for: Needoh toys, mystery dumplings, and gift cards.


How to submit

Fill in the crossword, crack the final word, and submit your answers here.

Aim to get your submission in by Wednesday, May 27th, but this is first come, first correct. The hunt is open now.

Good luck. The Hound is watching.