Viresh Ratnakar

Viresh Ratnakar is a cryptic crossword enthusiast based in Los Altos, California. His crosswords have appeared in various publications, including the Hindu, the Browser, Object, and 1 Across (the UK crossword magazine started by the legendary Araucaria). He is also the author of popular free open source crossword software tools, Exolve (for solving) and Exet (for construction). He enjoys running, table tennis, red wine, beer, and good samosas (the kind you get in his birthplace, Bhopal, for example, not the Mumbai or U.S. nonsense). He gets along best with dogs. He has a Ph.D. in computer science and works for a large tech company.