Interactive Crosswords Online: A Revolutionary Tool for Puzzle Lovers

Are you a fan of crosswords and always on the lookout for innovative ways to solve them? Look no further! With the advent of technology, interactive crosswords online have become a reality, making it possible for enthusiasts like you to indulge in their favorite puzzle-solving activity.

One such initiative is Crossword Unclued, an app developed by Venkatraman Narayanan, a PhD student in Robotics at CMU and a Hindu crossword enthusiast. The app allows users to solve the daily Hindu Crossword interactively, with features that make it easy to navigate through the puzzles.

The app's backend is built using Python, which downloads and parses the crossword grid and clues from The Hindu website. This ensures that the app remains clutter-free and intuitive to use, requiring no registration or login process.

For those interested in the technical aspects of how the app works, the frontend is built upon Jesse Weisback's open-source crossword UI, with a few new features and design changes implemented using image processing on the grid and regular expressions for parsing the clues from the HTML source code.

One of the standout features of this app is its ability to save the solved crossword to disk, making it easy to track progress and revisit past puzzles. The app also allows users to embed interactive crosswords within their blog or website, catering to those who want to share their love for crosswords with others.

The development of Crossword Unclued is an ongoing process, with plans to make older crosswords accessible too. At the moment, the app works for crosswords published from July 1st, 2011 onwards. With its user-friendly interface and innovative features, this app is a game-changer for crossword enthusiasts around the world.

So, if you're tired of struggling to find an online platform that makes it easy to solve The Hindu Crossword, now is the time to rejoice! Try out Crossword Unclued today and discover a new way to experience the thrill of solving crosswords.

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