Hi! I’m Enrique, a computational linguist turned data scientist and crossword constructor. This is my space for sharing crosswords and writing about data projects in the Puzzles & Games space.

I’ve been writing crosswords since 2020 for a wide variety of publications:

• 200+ full-size crosswords at the New York Times, Atlantic, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Apple News+, AVCX, Puzzmo, etc.
• Mini crosswords at Yahoo and SFGATE
• Tournament crosswords at Boswords and Westwords
• Commercial campaigns for T Brand
• Contributions to books such as the A24’s 99 TV Crosswords, Puzzmo Crossword Puzzles, and a pop culture series that includes Grids Just Wanna Have Fun (80s), New Grids on the Block (90s), and Grids Don’t Lie (00s)

My other activities in the crossword space include serving as co-editor of Lil AVC X (2021-2022), “Head Data Scientist” at Westwords (2026), and co-founder / engineer at Spread the Wordlist (2021-present), a widely-used resource for crossword constructors.

I’m also a fan of interactive fiction, which is a cool intersection point between literature and gaming. I’m a top 100 reviewer at IFDB, with some reviews also appearing on this site.