Leo's Pet (ed. Dan Feyer)

The eight-letter final answer is also described early on in any meaningful reference.

Kalaa-Kali

This is my third desi-flavoured crossword to appear in Object magazine (in their "mini-issue newspaper"). It was drafted in 2023 and does have a theme.

Themeless and ninaless.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2024 Finals crossword.

Themeless and ninaless.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2024 online round crossword.

I had run this puzzle online, accepting solution submissions, in December 2024.

A word of a kind has to be eliminated from the solution before entering it into the grid, for a small number of clues. The enumerations shown for these clues are for their grid entries. The eliminated words can be found elsewhere in the completed grid.

My fourth crossword in the Araucaria-founded 1 Across magazine, UK.

There are eight numbers hidden in this grid, some running over from one solution to another and one being a Roman numeral. Each hidden number uses at least two letters. A significant word can then be unravelled from the letters appearing in these eight numbered squares in the grid.

Cross Words: A Teacher's Admonition

Yet another Browser puzzle of mine (ed. Dan Feyer).

The completed grid reveals the admonition. Who is the teacher? (Two symmetrical entries and one clue provide hints to the context.)

Made freely available here with kind permission from the editor.

What happened in India in May 2024?

This is my second crossword to appear in Object magazine. My Object crosswords are quite Desi-flavoured and are somewhat on the easier side.

Themeless

Another puzzle by me appearing in The Browser (ed. Dan Feyer). I was quite pleased with 31A :-). This is my fourth crossword appearing in The Browser. My Browser crosswords are made freely available here (roughly 6 months after publication) with kind permission from the editor.

Another variety cryptic that was run as an online contest.

Connecting two entries of a kind will provide positional guidance for finding two headlines and their whereabouts in history.

A little homage in there.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2023 crossword that was one of the two used to narrow down the finalists to pick the top six for the on-stage round.

Title (three words)

This is my third crossword appearing in The Browser. It has a theme and the preamble asks solvers to find a "three-word title." My Browser crosswords are made freely available here (roughly 6 months after publication) with kind permission from the editor.

Themeless and ninaless.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2023 online round crossword.

My third crossword in the Araucaria-founded 1 Across magazine, UK.

Solutions to four Down clues have a common element that's called out by the title. These solutions are also the definitions for four other special Down clues that do not include definitions. Solutions to these special Down clues have to be entered in the grid in a cryptic manner. Enumerations shown in these special clues are for the grid entries, not for the solutions. When finished, the phrase formed by the circled letters will also confirm what you did.

Pioneer

This is my second crossword appearing in The Browser. It has a theme and an unusually hidden nina that solvers were asked to find (with a prize going to one lucky solver). My Browser crosswords are made freely available here (roughly 6 months after publication) with kind permission from the editor.

Kutch ni Koyal!

This is my first crossword in Object magazine, a sleek coffee-table-worthy magazine from Bombay that goes deep into Indian socio-political-cultural issues *and* fashion. I have tried to make my crossword reflect the authentic desi vibe of the mag.

My first collaboration with the hoopiest of all froods, Martin DeMello!

We ran this one as an online contest in April 2023.

Browser aficionados may spot a theme!

This is my first (non-mini) cryptic in The Browser Crossword. The Browser is a subscription-based newsletter from UK. Every Sunday, it carries a US-style cryptic crossword brilliantly edited by Dan Feyer. This puzzle has some pukka American features, such as American spellings, no Commonwealthy abbreviations, no setter-pseudonym, and a couple of crass surfaces :-). With kind permission from the editor, I've made this puzzle freely available here. I'll be doing the same with all my Browser crosswrods, roughly six months after they are first published.

Also themeless and ninaless.

I was the anonymous setter for this very last Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2022 crossword that was solved on-stage by the finalists. This is a recording of the live stream from the event.

Themeless and ninaless.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2022 online round crossword.

Swades.

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2022 practice round crossword.

This is a mini cryptic (5x7) that's meant to be an easy puzzle (but hopefully is fun, nonetheless!).

This crossword was published on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (the day of mid-term elections in the US).

My second crossword in 1 Across, a monthly subscription crossword magazine started by the legendary Araucaria in 1984. This crossowrd has been made available here freely with kind permission from 1 Across.

Each across clue omits one or more letters from its wordplay. Figure out a few ways to connect and recover the missing links.

Minus or plus?

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2021 crossword, used in the finals.

One does a lot of talking...

I was the anonymous setter for this Indian Crossword League (IXL) 2021 crossword, used in an online round.

This crossword is a part of IIT-Madras Alumni Association's 2021 annual gathering event, Sangam. The crossword's theme is borrowed from the event's theme, which is, "Restoring Balance in STEM." It was run as an open contest in early 2022.

Is W the only titular connection?

My first crossword in 1 Across, a monthly subscription crossword magazine started by the legendary Araucaria in 1984. This crossowrd has been made available here freely with kind permission from 1 Across.

Encouraging words...

I was the anonymous setter for this IXL 2020 crossword.

Elementary, etc.

I ran this as another fun competition across a few online groups. Solvers' comments can be seen after clicking on "Reveal All" in the solved version.

A puzzle jointly created with Faten Ismail, a brilliant and natural setter.

We ran this as a fun competition across a few online groups. Solvers' comments can be seen after clicking on "Reveal All" in the solved version.

Is shahar mein...

In the Los Altos Town Crier. Here's another version of the same puzzle, in which beginner solvers can get progressive hints for each clue.

Travellers...

In the 1ACross blog

Reading between lines?

In the 1ACross blog

Who is Al and what's his trick?

In the 1ACross blog

Sometimes...!

In the book Cryptic Crossroads Volume 2

Ninas foreshadow Exolve!

In THCC

Partly diagramless; metas probably my best.

In the 1ACross blog

Why is "squinting" part of the instructions?

In the 1ACross blog

What is a fifteen puzzle?

In the 1ACross blog

Find the instructions!

In the 1ACross blog

Hhgttg-themed clues, but is that it?

In the 1ACross blog

Does the title reveal?

In Preston Pages

Appropriately numbered puzzle.

In the 1ACross blog

Rocket scientist needed.

In the 1ACross blog

Moving puzzle.

In the 1ACross blog

Fractionally crazy.

In the 1ACross blog

Lots hidden!

In the book, Cryptic Crossroads

My first grid after at least 10 years.

In the 1ACross Facebook group