How Are You At Crossword Puzzles?

crossword puzzles - black and white crossword puzzles
@devideddi (1435)
United States
February 9, 2007 8:17pm CST
I have a friend that can do them so fast!! Makes me feel pretty dumb sometimes.......lol The ones with only one word hints, I seldom get. Is there a trick to this or do you just have to have a quick mind?
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17 responses
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
i admit that im not that good in crosswords puzzle but i know i have the capabilities of answering it!...i've answers so many crosswords in the newpapers!...it's a past time habit for me!...sometimes, i need to use the dictionary to know the answer!...
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@devideddi (1435)
• United States
10 Feb 07
thats it dictionar, good idea!
• United States
10 Feb 07
I am just like you!! I seldom get them, or even ANY of the words!! I wish I could help, but you might have a point there with that quick mind thingy.... :)
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@devideddi (1435)
• United States
10 Feb 07
lol glad I'm not the only one! thanks
• United States
10 Feb 07
I actually really enjoy doing crossword puzzles. When I was younger I could whip right through them. But, that was because I did them regularly. Now that I have started doing them again, I have found that it takes me much longer. Pick up a crossword puzzle dictionary. After awhile you will find you won't need it so often. Even my mother uses one, and she has been doing crossword puzzles for as long as I can remember.
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@devideddi (1435)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I get it its just like a hobby, the more you get in to it you learn little tricks of the trade and therefor you get better as you go along. thanks
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
10 Feb 07
It usally takes me awhile but I have fun figuring them out.
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
I'm just average when it comes to crossword puzzles. There are times when I can complete one, yet there are times when I can't even guess a single word. =D
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@msqtech (15073)
• United States
1 Mar 07
They are fun but I seldom get them completed
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
I've never completed a single crossword puzzle! Im amazed at how fast some people do it. Others may take a while to finish, but they still get to complete the puzzle. I wonder, when will I finish my first crossword puzzle?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Feb 07
Crosswords either tend to appeal to you or not, and it makes a vast difference to the result. i have always been a crossword fan, although I have rather let the habit slide over the past few years. Most crosswords are quite easy once you become accustomed to the compiler's way of thinking, so trying a new crossword is often harder than the ones that you fill in regularly.
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I dont do them so well but I like them to stir my brain cells. Dont feel dumb it is a way of thinking is all. We dont all fit that way of using our cells.
@Willowlady (10657)
• United States
11 Feb 07
I do work them from time to time. The more you do the better you get if you stick with it. I work all the ones I know across first, then work the ones I know down. Then check back and see if what is filled in helps me to figure out the ones I don't know. I ask others in the house if I am stuck and sometimes they do help. I much prefer word finds. Both these kinds of puzlles help keep your mind sharper and the connections active.
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
10 Feb 07
If you did it regularly you would realized, that most of them has the same questions :) So after a while you would have enough experiences. I know it, because there was a time when I did a lot too, and I remebered them. Also the people who compiles them has not endless knowless neither, so earlier or later you would know them too from the crossword.
• United States
12 Feb 07
I'm horrible at Crosswords!haha I would love to be able to do them but its freakin hard!haha
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I love doing crosswords! I can finish some, but not the tough ones, like the NY Times crossword, I've never finished one of those!
@mannari (110)
• India
10 Feb 07
am very horrible at crosss word puzzles so dont engage me with cross word or il get the hell out of u...
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I'm not good with puzzles either. I find it easier doing sudoku - maybe because i prefer numbers as opposed to letters, who knows!
• Australia
10 Feb 07
I have loved crosswords since I was young, but now I find it hard to find any that are challenging. However, I LOVE cryptic crosswords. Most of those are too easy, but when I can get hold of the London Times cryptics, I have a ball. Some of those are quite difficult. Some people say you need to have a weird mind to solve cryptic crosswords, so maybe I'm a weirdo!
@emquinsat (1058)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
I never finished a cross word puzzle in my life. Not even the small ones from the news paper. I'm just not that good with words I think.
@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I can usually do about 1/2 of a crossword puzzle. I once knew a guy that could complete the daily puzzle in the paper within 30 minutes. It was absolutely amazing to me. Sometimes, I cheat. I have a crossword dictionary type of book that my dad bought me. I think it just takes practice and a wide range of general knowledge.