None of these puzzles are the least bit sensible. In fact they are obtuse beyond reason. And reading the actual answers are just as nonsensical as the puzzles are obtuse. How the hell is "An array of Saturn, from based to saited" equal to twelve? What the hell is "an array of Saturn"? What kind of puzzle are these with alphabets wrapped around geometric shapes? Do the alphabets matter at all?
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I think it's fair to call the puzzles obtuse. They were designed to be that way. Part of designing these puzzles was that they were for people who do enjoy puzzles of this difficulty level, which is also part of the reason for the frustration disclaimer.
As for Haily's puzzle, there is a logical through line, but it does also require a certain amount of knowledge on topics that can be considered esoteric. The array of Saturn is a reference to the Saturn Square, a specific arrangement of the numbers 1-9 in a 3x3 square where each line drawn through it is equal to 15. However it is also from based to sated, a common element in arrays and coding is that things are generally zero based, which is the first element is index 0 (it makes the math work a lot better). Sated is a play on the word ate/eight. If you use the numbers 0-8 instead of 1-9 in a square of Saturn, each line through it will equal 12.
The alphabet squares are essentially a puzzle within a puzzle, working on common elements and themes across all the other puzzles.
I think if I make another puzzle game it will not be for the crowd of people who do enjoy these obtuse puzzles... but this one is.