Last weekend I spent several hours on Tunic’s “offline” puzzle: its written language, dubbed “Trunic” by its fans. Several hours was actually less than I expected it to take! And figuring out the answer was satisfying and I immediately wanted to write something in Trunic myself.

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I made a few more crosswords, it’s been fun:

• Everybody’s Seen Star Wars, Right?
• Data Types, Algebraic or otherwise (mini 5x5, but programming-related again)
• Quick Response (a “clever idea”)

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Some friends of mine were posting crosswords they’d made, both “American” and “cryptic”. I remembered making a few crosswords as a kid, so I decided to get in on the fun with a pair of mildly programming-themed crosswords, one of each kind. This made clear that I’m not a great crossword constructor (yet?), but they’re still good enough to share:

• Polyglot Programmer (American)
• Broken Symmetry (cryptic)

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