Do crossword puzzles make you cross?
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
February 3, 2018 1:34pm CST
Maybe, like me you mostly ignore crossword puzzles. Anne started doing them daily a few months ago and does pretty well with them. I always feel so brilliant when she asks me some music or movie question from years past if get the answer right.
My guitar teacher does the New York Times puzzle, the one that gets progressively harder through the week. But then, he was born in New York and keeps up with the sort of questions they have.
You can buy crossword puzzle magazines too. I bought Anne one at Christmas to take on our trip to San Antonio in April. Even the AARP magazine has one.
My daughter tells me there are online crosswords that can be filled in and corrected. I have not seen those.
Sometimes Anne throws up her hands and quits for a day or two. But, they are supposed to be good brain exercises and some of us need those, I'm told.
Do you ever give crosswords a try?
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
3 Feb 18
Oh! That reminds me of my late grand mother who always make some crossword puzzle and told me that it helps her brain to function well even if she`s 80yrs. old 
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
That is supposed to be the good thing about crosswords and other things like that.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Feb 18
My mom does brilliant at them. But I'm with you. They just make me cross as well!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
It takes some time do them for sure and I rarely know them all when I try.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Feb 18
@FayeHazel I don't see those often, will check them out.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
5 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic Same here. Though sometimes I like the crosstics I think they're called.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Feb 18
I used to play a crossword game on Facebook. But, I quickly found that appoinants were better than me and scored much higher. I know a lot of words but not those tricky ones that have the z's and j's and high scorers in them. I have found some fun word games on Facebook that I play instead. I play for the brain exercise.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic .....Yes, some more than others. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
That exercise is something we all need.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Feb 18
@celticeagle I resemble that remark.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
I am not a math sort of guy, I try a crossword occasionally. Anne is doing one now.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
3 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic Oh No not two of us.LOL
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
I don't have the patience I guess.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
5 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic
I do not believe i am aware enough to do them James.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
4 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic I tried those online, but I prefer the old ones printed on paper.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
That is a nice way to remember him Anna. Ever do any online? May daughter said there are some, but I have not looked yet.
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@moffittjc (118452)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb 18
Years ago, I worked on the New York Times crossword puzzles every day. They definitely got harder as the week went on! It was a very good mental exercise. I haven't done them in years, but have always thought about picking them up again. The problem is that I don't have time, so maybe when I retire I can find the time to jump back in and start doing them again!
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@moffittjc (118452)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic I usually could solve the Monday and Tuesday with ease, Wednesday was hit or miss, I knew I'd only get about three-quarter of Thursdays, and Fridays I was lucky to get halfway through before giving up in frustration.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
That's great! Ping Pong is another great brain game I have read and I play two or three times per week.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
4 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic Your right, any game which makes the mind and coordination work together is a great one.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
I'm not sure which ones those are. I know the clues are cryptic on a lot of them.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic A cryptic has long clues and you have to work out the answer as in: 'between two donkeys and a nation I'm in line for murder' or simply 'cat killer'. The answer to the first is 'assassination' and the second is 'curiosity'. The people that make them up must be very clever.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
That is true, from what I have read, and one reason that Anne started doing them.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
5 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic I have found that it actually helps.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
I got really into them for awhile about ten years ago. But I lost interest and haven't tried one since.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Feb 18
I start one once in a while, but get bored when I am stuck.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
That might be more interesting, but I have not done those either.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
@Daelii Now, those would really drive me crazy. I was never a math fan.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Feb 18
I never did enough to be called avid, but my wife is becoming very avid.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
Some are really like that. The NY Times is a bear usually.
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