Viresh Ratnakar
@viresh.bsky.social
Cryptic crossword setter "Gussalufz" (The Hindu, The Browser, 1 Across, Object, IXL): https://gussalufz.com.
Open source crossword web apps: https://exolve.app, https://exet.app.
Engineer at (A) Large (Company). Intergalactic Interconnectedness Medium.
Open source crossword web apps: https://exolve.app, https://exet.app.
Engineer at (A) Large (Company). Intergalactic Interconnectedness Medium.
I got my copy here in the U.S. yesterday. It looks fantastic, kudos on the excellent design and typesetting! Hoping to dive into it over an upcoming ski holiday (I will not be doing any skiing, only my son will :-))
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I got my copy here in the U.S. yesterday. It looks fantastic, kudos on the excellent design and typesetting! Hoping to dive into it over an upcoming ski holiday (I will not be doing any skiing, only my son will :-))
Oh, quite the fundamental interconnectedness of things that *this* book beat my copy of Chambers BRB by just a few inches.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Oh, quite the fundamental interconnectedness of things that *this* book beat my copy of Chambers BRB by just a few inches.
Rules
- Grab the nearest book.
- Find the 2nd sentence on page 42.
- Post the sentence with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it.
- Grab the nearest book.
- Find the 2nd sentence on page 42.
- Post the sentence with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Rules
- Grab the nearest book.
- Find the 2nd sentence on page 42.
- Post the sentence with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it.
- Grab the nearest book.
- Find the 2nd sentence on page 42.
- Post the sentence with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it.
The link only works for subscribers (but let me know if you'd like to give it a shot).
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The link only works for subscribers (but let me know if you'd like to give it a shot).
"z" will force the presence of a "z", "(.)(.).\2\1" will force a 5-letter palindrome, and "^[belgium]*$" will force all letters to be from that dreaded word.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"z" will force the presence of a "z", "(.)(.).\2\1" will force a 5-letter palindrome, and "^[belgium]*$" will force all letters to be from that dreaded word.
Use the new hamburger menu above the clue for accessing this feature.
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This one has a meta at the end. Here's my preamble/hint for that (wasn't used when published):
The eight-letter final answer is also described early on in any meaningful reference.
The eight-letter final answer is also described early on in any meaningful reference.
October 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This one has a meta at the end. Here's my preamble/hint for that (wasn't used when published):
The eight-letter final answer is also described early on in any meaningful reference.
The eight-letter final answer is also described early on in any meaningful reference.
FYI, 20d was flawed :-(.
For posterity, it will be revised to this:
"Yes," Republican admitted, "American left is weird" (7)
For posterity, it will be revised to this:
"Yes," Republican admitted, "American left is weird" (7)
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
FYI, 20d was flawed :-(.
For posterity, it will be revised to this:
"Yes," Republican admitted, "American left is weird" (7)
For posterity, it will be revised to this:
"Yes," Republican admitted, "American left is weird" (7)
crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hi...
The link is for subscribers only, but let me know if you're interested in a copy.
The link is for subscribers only, but let me know if you're interested in a copy.
The Hindu daily Cryptic crossword puzzle
The Hindu Cryptic Crossword: Play our daily online cryptic Crossword.
crossword.thehindu.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hi...
The link is for subscribers only, but let me know if you're interested in a copy.
The link is for subscribers only, but let me know if you're interested in a copy.
It was fun! I marked an unusually high number of clues as favourites :-)
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It was fun! I marked an unusually high number of clues as favourites :-)