Beyond Benchmarks. Now it’s your turn

Need a hint?


Working on our PyData cryptic crossword?

Here are two hints to help you along without giving away the solution.


Think you can crack it? 


In her PyData talk, Pauline van Nies, Tech Lead Data Science & AI at Sopra Steria, explores how LLMs tackle cryptic crosswords, and what these puzzles can teach us about complex reasoning. 

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Hint 1 | Think multilingual


The clues are in English, but the answer, or the steps needed to reach it, require multilingual thinking, similar to the capabilities of a language model. The languages used here are English, Dutch, German and French.


Hint 2 | Look closely


There is an optical clue to complete the missing number of letters.



Think you’ve solved it?

Leave your details below and we’ll send you the solution after PyData Amsterdam.


You’ll also receive the recording of Beyond Benchmarks: Optimizing LLMs & Puzzle Agents for Cryptic Crosswords by Pauline van Nies, Tech Lead Data Science & AI at Sopra Steria.





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