Crossword puzzles
🌍 Anywhere🔄 Repeatable👤 13+
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Crossword puzzles exercise vocabulary, general knowledge, and lateral thinking as you decode cryptic clues and fill interlocking letter grids. Start with Monday puzzles (easiest) and work toward Friday (hardest), learning common crossword words and clue patterns. The satisfaction of completing a challenging puzzle rivals any mental workout, and you'll expand your knowledge across countless topics.
Difficulty
20/100Easy
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Cost
$2 – $15
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Time
1hour
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People
1+
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Setting
either
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Season
any
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Equipment
None needed
People who tried this
“But I’ll never forget the moment the San Francisco Chronicle’s first crossword puzzle broke me: a three-letter clue, 12 down, asking for “a woman’s name.” My head filled with 21st century choices: “ZOE? MIA? AVA? EVA?” The correct answer was “IDA.” [...] From there I put away my pen and looked for a pencil with the biggest eraser that Ticonderoga makes. Even spending hours every week in a newspaper archive for the last 15 years didn’t prepare me for the multigenerational knowledge gap.”
“Here's my attempt! [...] It started out feeling fairly easy, but in the end there were quite a few I wasn't confident on. I annotated the clues with a checkmark for those I found easiest on the first pass, a heart for ones I really enjoyed, and a question mark for ones I found unsatisfying (either I'm still not sure of them or only sure because of the cross clues). Made a mistake on 6 down but it was ultimately satisfying since I fixed it with 22 across.”
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