Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
64 followers · 39 posts · Server mastodon.lolI've made The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13633, published in August 2022, now freely available on my site. Sample #crypticclue:
25d. Followed the personnel's backs? On the contrary! (3)
https://gussalufz.com/thc/gussalufz-thc-07-2022-grid-3.1-31-clues.html
#cryptic #crossword #crypticclue #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
64 followers · 39 posts · Server mastodon.lol
7d. "Angry Birds"—nice, impressively written (9)
A #crypticclue from @the_hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13776, set by me as #Gussalufz, appearing in Tuesday's paper.
Tag line: "Yes, there's Madonna in it."
https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic/022b4c7d
#crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
63 followers · 36 posts · Server mastodon.lolAnother #Gussalufz #cryptic #crossword is now newly and freely available for interactive solving on my site.
This one was used in Online Round 8 of the recently-concluded Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2022.
Sample clue:
1a. Unfortunately, choke badly in the endgame (6)
#gussalufz #cryptic #crossword
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
63 followers · 36 posts · Server mastodon.lolNewly released on my site: #Gussalufz's #cryptic #crossword, THC #13591 from June '22.
Sample #crypticclue:
19a. Fix decoration on a wall while singing (6)
The nina in this one is India-specific. Some might say it's the-times-of-India-specific.
https://gussalufz.com/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#gussalufz #cryptic #crossword #crypticclue
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
62 followers · 31 posts · Server mastodon.lol
A timely The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword (#13751) by me (setting as #Gussalufz) in Saturday's newspaper.
Sample #crypticclue:
12a. Leaf cover over "play" parts? (4,3)
Tag line: "Zzz..."
https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic/3fc63a4b
#cryptic #crossword #gussalufz #crypticclue
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
53 followers · 26 posts · Server mastodon.lol16d. Lost skill a tea-seller possesses? (3,2,4)
A #crypticclue from my #cryptic #crossword in IXL 2021 Finals, #Gussalufz archives: https://viresh-ratnakar.github.io/gussalufz-ixl-09-2021-2.html
#crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
62 followers · 31 posts · Server mastodon.lol16d. Lost skill a tea-seller possesses? (3,2,4)
A #crypticclue from my #cryptic #crossword in IXL 2021 Finals, #Gussalufz archives: https://viresh-ratnakar.github.io/gussalufz-ixl-09-2021-2.html
#crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
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New The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13726 by me (setting as #Gussalufz) in Friday's newspaper.
Sample #crypticclue:
11a. In the morning, drink a spot of espresso over puzzle (6)
Tag line: "What a cracker!"
https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic/b02a5550
#cryptic #crossword #gussalufz #crypticclue
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
62 followers · 31 posts · Server mastodon.lolNew The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13726 by me (setting as #Gussalufz) in Friday's newspaper.
Sample #crypticclue:
11a. In the morning, drink a spot of espresso over puzzle (6)
Tag line: "What a cracker!"
https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic/b02a5550
#cryptic #crossword #gussalufz #crypticclue
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol29a. Like the government in 1984, spin today's development (9)
From #Gussalufz's The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13591 (published in June 2022): https://gussalufz.com/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#crypticclue #gussalufz #cryptic #crossword
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol10a. Opportunity (bar night for a start!) for wife when husband is late (5)
From #Gussalufz's The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13591 (published in June 2022): https://gussalufz.com/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#crypticclue #gussalufz #cryptic #crossword
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lolI'm a comp-sci Ph.D. currently working on #MachineTranslation.
I am deeply interested in #cryptic #crosswords. I set under the pseudonym #Gussalufz. Site: https://gussalufz.com.
I also work on #OpenSource #crossword software.
#Exolve (https://exolve.app) is my software for interactively solving crosswords, and #Exet (https://exet.app) is my webapp for constructing crosswords (lots of extras for cryptic clues).
Also: #running, #beer, #wine, #TableTennis, #dogs.
#introduction #machinetranslation #cryptic #crosswords #gussalufz #opensource #crossword #exolve #exet #running #beer #wine #TableTennis #dogs
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lolOne more #crypticclue from #Gussalufz, The Hindu #Cryptic #crossword #13591:
15d. English extremists in extremely dire confusion (4)
Solve the full #puzzle here: https://gussalufz.com/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#crypticclue #gussalufz #cryptic #crossword #puzzle
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol25a. Ship packed with the best medicine and creams? (10)
From The Hindu #Cryptic #Crossword #13591: #Gussalufz archives: https://viresh-ratnakar.github.io/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lolNewly released #Gussalufz THC #13591 (from June) up on my site now.
Sample #crypticclue:
16a. Akram sprints, occasionally showing this body part (6)
https://viresh-ratnakar.github.io/thc/gussalufz-thc-06-2022-grid-3-34-clues.html
#gussalufz #cryptic #crossword #crypticclue
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol
15d. Copy potty mouth of known gangster and ex-US president (9)
A sample clue from @the_hindu #Cryptic #13711, set by me as #Gussalufz, appearing in Tuesday's newspaper.
"Nunc est Bibendum!"
https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic/13e9b9e2
#crypticclue #crossword #cryptic #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol23d. Secretly admires a distinctly evil person (6)
From The Hindu #Cryptic #13563: May 23, 2022, #Gussalufz archives: https://viresh-ratnakar.github.io/thc/gussalufz-thc-05-2022-grid-2-29-clues.html
#crypticclue #crosswords #cryptic #gussalufz
Viresh Ratnakar · @viresh
43 followers · 18 posts · Server mastodon.lol
My puzzle in "Browser Sevens" today: https://thebrowser.com/browser-sevens/#puzzle-10-by-gussalufz
Meant to be an easy one + has a special hidden message.
#cryptic #crosswords #gussalufz