Mini Crossword · Archive · Nov 14, 2026

Mini Crossword #318

The programming crossword from Nov 14, 2026. A 7×7 grid with 14 technical clues. Play it, and every other past puzzle, with BetterSWE Pro.

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Across

  1. Object-file section for uninitialized variables (abbr.)
  2. Filesystem family named for its cluster-tracking table (abbr.)
  3. Cache memory that needs no refresh cycles (abbr.)
  4. Onion-routing anonymity network (originally an acronym)
  5. SQL's virtual table with a query behind it
  6. Contract spelling out promised uptime (abbr.)
  7. Cipher mode that encrypts successive counter values (abbr.)

Down

  1. Graph search that explores level by level (abbr.)
  2. x86 right-shift instruction that preserves the sign (abbr.)
  3. Unix command for checking a file's vital statistics, for short
  4. Assembly instruction that “moves” data but leaves the original (abbr.)
  5. Reduced-instruction-set computing, briefly
  6. Data pipeline that loads before transforming (abbr.)
  7. Java web app's deployment archive (abbr.)