Mohan Chunkath's Puzzle Portfolio

 

I am a longtime crossword puzzle enthusiast and Scrabble® player. I represented India in the World Scrabble® Championships in 1999 and 2001.  By profession, I am a government officer working for the Tamil Nadu state government and belong to the Indian Administrative Service.

I am an experienced compiler and have published crosswords in several leading Indian newspapers. I am currently compiling series of puzzles for the Financial Express, a business newspaper belonging to the Indian Express group and for the Business Line newspaper, which belongs to The Hindu group.



Sudoku Puzzles

The puzzle which is taking the world by storm.  I can provide Plain Vanilla Sudoku puzzles in Very Easy, Easy, Medium and Hard levels. As an interesting variant I can also provide 'magic' Sudoku puzzles, in which the solution will have one run of 1-9 in consecutive squares of a row, column, diagonal or box. This will be revealed only when the solution has been fully worked out. For example, in the second sample puzzle given below the solution has 1-9 in the middle row.

Science Crosswords

A series of science themed crossword puzzles, perfect for the science or technology section of any newspaper. Have fun while learning!

Coffee Time Crosswords

Unthemed puzzles with straight clues. These are 13-by-13 coffee time puzzles meant to be solved quickly by budding crossword enthusiasts.

Anagram Crosswords

Anagram crosswords are an entertaining variation of the standard crossword. The clues are in the form of words which must be anagrammed (rearranged) and the resulting words entered in the crossword grid. They are an enjoyable way to improve one's anagramming prowess, a must for any word game fan.

Business Crosswords

These crosswords have been a long-running weekly feature in the Business Line newspaper. Most solution words are business-themed. Use these crosswords to improve your business vocabulary and to keep abreast of current developments in the world of business.

IT Crosswords

Information technology-themed puzzles that appear in the eFE supplement of the Financial Times.  The solution words are computer terms, brand names and mathematical terms of relevance to IT.

Cryptic Crosswords

Exercise your grey cells with these fiendish puzzles. They require word play and a knowledge of the conventions of cryptic crosswords.