Finished!
8 months ago
It happens that it was an online puzzle, so I have no real way of proving that I didn’t cheat.
Here’s what I completed, regardless. I’m feeling really proud of myself.
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How to finish a crossword puzzle
It made me
Woohoo, finally
 "I feel smart!"
How I did it: More than 50 million people in the United States play crosswords regularly, count me in as one of them! I have tried them all; online, newspapers, magazines, daily crossword books...oh my! My skill has increased over time, but I had done thousands before I finally completed one (with no dictionary, assistance or cheating). Ok...so, maybe the one I completed wasn't at the NY Times, which is regarded as one of the hardest, but all the spaces were filled in and that counts! I think the key is to just keep doing crosswords! If you are interested, you can create your own crossword puzzle pretty easily online. I used to make my own when I was a staff trainer, it was a fantastic way to teach something in a fun way. |
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in people magazine. I’ll start on one today or tomorrow
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9 months ago
I bought a new book of them today. Hopefully I have success this time. =)
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Untitled
23 months ago
not as “easy” as I thought.
A lot of it is like… not even street smart-y stuff- like random intelligence.
It’s fun & cool though :D
Done
2 years ago
I’m feeling very brainy right now!! And it wasn’t even one from a womens’ magazine or a tv guide:)
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2 years ago
Answer: Finishing a crossword puzzle!
I’ve been doing them every day ever since I discovered how terribly addicting they are, always getting pretty close to completing them, but never 100%.
Although I’ll admit that I haven’t finished a full one by myself (I got some help from my friends), ah well, what the heck, I finished one! =D
I did it!
2 years ago
I finally finished a crossword by myself! Granted it was “easy”, but it still took me a while.
