Hello! I'm Fabian (he/him), a computer science and math student in Toronto. I construct puzzles based on science and technology that I find interesting, and sometimes other stuff as well. I like to think that my February 2023 New York Times debut led to a spike in physics-related google searches, but I have no evidence to back this up. I mostly publish in indie outlets, so if you enjoy my puzzles, please support them! (A lot of my earliest publishers have ceased to exist.)

 

I tend to publish blog puzzles when I'm not in class, which is approximately every four months plus more time in the summer. Some puzzles will be available digitally; others will be PDF only. All puzzles have answer keys if you get stuck. Any questions, comments, or ideas, please contact me using the form below.

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Published puzzles:

(*): A different given name may appear in the byline.

(*) Playing the Numbers- Fireball Crosswords- March 17, 2021

(*) Systematic Solving- FiveThirtyEight- April 30, 2021

(*) A Little Something- Inkubator- September 2, 2021

(*) The Golden State- Crucinova- November 4, 2021

(*) Projections- Crucinova- September 22, 2022

(*) Untitled- NYT- February 2, 2023 (wordplay column / xwordinfo writeup)

(*) Take a Chance On Me- Lemonade Disco- May 17, 2023

(*) Product Code- Spyscape- September 23, 2023

(*) Something Elsa- Boswords Winter Wondersolve- February 4, 2024

(*) Forward March- These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4- March 8, 2024

(*) Task Failed Successfully- AVCX- June 19, 2024

(*) Winter is Coming- Puzzmo- October 2, 2024

(*) Untitled (with Owen Bergstein)- AVCX Cryptic- August 21, 2025

(*) Standing Over Bottomless Abyss- Cryptic Crossweird- September 15, 2025

Is It Warm In Here?- The Globe and Mail- May 16, 2026

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Other puzzle adventures:

Election Tampering (I'm not going to tell you anything about it. Just do it)

Assorted puzzles at Burning Man's Wordplay Cafe (late summer 2021) (not the one that got stranded in the mud)

Charity pack, Words on Fire, that raised over $300 for the March to End Fossil Fuels (summer 2023)

Pack of 10 15x15s on the Crossword Puzzle Redstone app (summer 2023)

Featured puzzles (including a callback to a fan favorite!) in Robin Ward's soon-to-be-released game, The Secrets of Skellig (TBD)

Full-sized and mini puzzles for The Varsity, my university newspaper

Puzzle editor for The Source Code, a zine-style publication started by a university friend

See "Custom Puzzles" for how to commission a custom puzzle from me!

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Other science-themed puzzles I recommend:

Untitled- NYT- Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar, and Akshay Ravikumar

Untitled- NYT- Sheldon Polonsky

Never Let Them Know Your Next Move- Lil AVCX- Pravan Chakravarthy

Untitled- NYT- Mark MacLachlan

Hidden in Plane Sight- AVCX Classic- Owen Bergstein

Mysterious Case- AVCX Classic- Elly Zupko

Mmmmm, Stellar!- lost for xwords- August Miller

Scientific American Games section

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I try to update this list regularly. Let me know if there's one I should include!