Across
- 5. you were trying to find this when you bumped into me, in a dream (6,4)
- 7. the reason our first conversations lasted so long, was because we were finding synonyms for this word (3)
- 8. Person we know in common, 1st degree connection (6)
- 9. the reason you didn't want me to call you during your office hours was because you were doing too much of this (7)
- 10. the name of your cartoon villainous alter ego I created (10,1)
- 12. Year we (probably) first spoke (3,8,5)
- 14. I studied in ----- Engineering College (11)
- 16. My dog's name
- 19. my favourite personality trait about you (9)
- 20. number of writing prompts you actually sent (3)
Down
- 1. The logo you painted on your belt during my retro-themed Diwali party (6)
- 2. number of writing prompts that we were supposed to send each other (5,7,5,4)
- 3. the real reason behind this silly crossword; what I'm trying to say (5,8)
- 4. where I first got my crosswords from, before you got a subscription and became better at it (3,5)
- 6. The place we met for five minutes during your last visit to Chennai in 2014 (4,4)
- 7. the thing that I've been hoping that we could work on together for my students, with your coding prowess - an online version of a -- (5,4)
- 11. crossword clues based on this topic, you always get and I never do (4,4)
- 13. The book we were supposed to discuss based on weekly book readings on the phone (11,3)
- 15. your screen name on msn messenger (2)
- 17. length of our first conversation (3,4)
- 18. a recent experience you had, thanks to my recommendation (7)