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Poll: Do you do crossword puzzles?
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Mario Chavez (X)
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A past pastime Jan 17, 2016

When I was introduced to a crossword puzzle magazine in my early teens, I couldn't get enough of those puzzles. That habit was a real mind exercise that I kept doing for about a year. Then I moved on to other things.
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
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As a child... Jan 17, 2016

... I thought all families had the cryptic crossword in the loo.
 
peter jackson
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@ Sheila Jan 17, 2016

http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/series/quick
 
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
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@ Sheila Jan 18, 2016

Sheila Wilson wrote:

So, who knows of good, challenging but not crazily difficult English or French crosswords on the web? And very simple Spanish ones for language learners.


The one I like is called 'Universal Crossword' by Timothy Parker. It's on quite a few different sites if you Google it.
 
Mario Freitas
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Yes, Jan 18, 2016

Since I was 12. And Sudoku, as well. I always take them to the bathroom and to bed with me, and split my reading time between a good book and the CWPs. Not those stupid CWPs with arrows, but the hard-level ones. Not only they add to your knowlege, but they help you not to get insane and to prevent Alzheimer and Parkinsons. It's always advisable. And it's a lot better and more profitable than reading things like 50 Shades of Gray or the Twilight series.

[Edited at 2016-01-18 15:13 GMT]
 
Sheila Wilson
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Oh dear :( Jan 18, 2016

Thank you both, Peter and Muriel! Yet another excuse for not getting my nose out of my computer when I'm not working.
 
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