A good crossword is easy to understand, much harder to create. From Wordnik.com. [Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master] Reference
The Observer crossword is the best puzzle available in a local paper. From Wordnik.com. [Trash-Talking and the Weeklies at cvillenews.com] Reference
We must think of a continuum, rather than a dichotomy; if a crossword is 100% puzzle, Zork is 90% puzzle and 10% game. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 5, 2003 - January 11, 2003 Archives] Reference
Some puzzles are obviously so; no one would call a crossword a "game.". From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 5, 2003 - January 11, 2003 Archives] Reference
It was the year everyone was fascinated by a new craze called crossword puzzles -Jack. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
My fave fact is that the hardest position in a crossword is the lower righthand corner. From Wordnik.com. [No more words] Reference
Sorry, so spending 30 minutes on a crossword is OK but eight minutes on Twitter isn’t?!. From Wordnik.com. [Going to the toilet puts UK economy down the toilet « pwcom 2.0] Reference
For what it’s worth, Evan Bayh turns up in crossword puzzles a lot, as does his dad Birch. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Bayh for President!] Reference
"One thing different about sudoku than the crossword is the numbers don't lie," said Sharrow. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
The Economist is famed for playing host to the world's toughest crossword, which is both invisible and upside down. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
I think a dress with a bunch of classic "crossword" words on it would be good. From Wordnik.com. [Crossword Dress #2 - A Dress A Day] Reference
IMHO, this is a bit of a let-down for a crossword which is in one of the, if not the, best newspapers in England. From Wordnik.com. [Cryptic crossword No 25,242] Reference
A good cryptic crossword is not to be sneezed at. From Wordnik.com. [garrison mentality] Reference
Mary favors more traditional stuff such as crossword and Sudoku puzzles. From Wordnik.com. [Durangoherald.com] Reference
Many newspapers charge for access to their archives and sometimes special features such as crossword puzzles. From Wordnik.com. Reference
That'll allow the device to hold interactive content, such as crossword puzzles, weather pages and interactive cookbooks. From Wordnik.com. [MyCE News, Articles & Reviews] Reference
Do this one before your crossword puzzle, Bill. From Wordnik.com. [Love, War & Running For President] Reference
You looked up from your crossword puzzle to watch her face. From Wordnik.com. [They] Reference
She lowers her bifocals, puts down her crossword, and rises. From Wordnik.com. [Five Uneasy Pieces] Reference
He had the newspaper folded into a square crossword puzzle. From Wordnik.com. [Man Loses Life] Reference
“Do you know a seven-letter word for crossword enthusiast?”. From Wordnik.com. [An apology to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater] Reference
As for me, I think I'll stick with my Sunday crossword for now. —. From Wordnik.com. [No evidence yet that brain training prevents dementia] Reference
For instance, I knew he'd sit on airplanes and do crossword puzzles. From Wordnik.com. [Love, War & Running For President] Reference
Today, hundreds of newspapers print the puzzle on their crossword pages. From Wordnik.com. [Addicted to Sudoku] Reference
There's compelling evidence for some of them, particularly crossword puzzles. From Wordnik.com. [Medicine's Next Level] Reference
Dad sits on the couch sipping his Gatorade or tea and doing a crossword puzzle. From Wordnik.com. [The Aunts] Reference
His cousin, Kamaal, sent him old cryptic crossword puzzles from theUSevery month. From Wordnik.com. [The Ageing Beaver] Reference
So, I did some deep breathing exercises, I did a couple of crossword puzzles to get in the mood. From Wordnik.com. [A Syllable Solution] Reference
The slightest amendment to the crossword puzzle could mean the end of civilization as we know it. From Wordnik.com. [The Gray Lady Applies Rouge And Lip Gloss] Reference
The boozy wisdom, the sassy remarks, the crossword puzzles, the smile, those big watery red eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Young: The Evidence Is in. Glenn Beck and Michael Scott...Same Person] Reference
I will show you how, in the spring, the sidewalks here look like a crossword puzzle resting under. From Wordnik.com. [Flash Gordon in Iowa] Reference
It's almost a crossword puzzle without the puzzle, the answers preceding a three-part cryptic clue. From Wordnik.com. [Poem of the week: A Trace of Wings by Edwin Morgan] Reference
And just like in a crossword, the answers, all impeccably sourced, were written upside down at the end. From Wordnik.com. [Love, War & Running For President] Reference
Throw in a New York Times crossword puzzle and a can of mixed nuts, and that's what I call a dreamy day. From Wordnik.com. [Take Another Swing] Reference
Instead of car chases and karate ballets executed in form-fitting leather, it has ... crossword puzzles. From Wordnik.com. [Code Dread: AMC's 'Rubicon' crosses into delectably dangerous territory] Reference
Each Sunday when I sit down with the NY Times crossword, I feel as if I'm doing something good for my brain. From Wordnik.com. [No evidence yet that brain training prevents dementia] Reference
As nearly everyone knows by now, Sudoku resembles a traditional crossword puzzle, with a nine-by-nine box grid. From Wordnik.com. [Addicted to Sudoku] Reference
Cultivate a variety of mental pursuits, such as playing chess or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, or learning a language. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Flex your brain muscles] Reference
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