Understanding "definition/wordplay etymology crossover" When the wordplay of a cryptic clue is etymologically related to its answer, it is a case of definition/wordplay etymology crossover. You have a definition/wordplay etymology crossover on hand if: The answer is SPACESHIP, the wordplay i...
While working a crossword puzzle, my wife had asked me about Academy Award winners from the ‘60s, and I’d suggested the Duke. My response was met with the above inflammatory statement. (John Wayne wasn’t the answer to the puzzle, but in fact, he did win an Oscar in 1969 forTrue ...
Mother's Day Crossword Puzzle Print out the template and solve the clues to fill in the Mother's Day crossword puzzle. There is an easier "picture crossword" option for younger children and also a standard sentence clue crossword puzzle. ...
Befuddled by a crossword puzzle, Hawkeye persuades Potter to get his old friend Tippy Brooks, a whiz at puzzles, brought to camp. Tippy arrives with his commanding officer, thinking it's a medical emergency. Having scrubbed up and helped out with the wounded they provided the needed solution...
Miss Susan decided she would come back to the crossword puzzle later so we went to the farmer’s market and then to lunch. On the way home mom stopped at the outlets. I was the hit of Skechers. All the kids came running over to play with me. Even so, I didn’t like that store...
Printable spider themed crossword puzzles for kindergarten and elementary school children to print and color; picture clue and word clue options available.
To get started, simply print out the crossword puzzle and embark on a thrilling journey of clue-solving. We offer two options to cater to different age groups and skill levels. The first option is the "Picture Crossword" with a word list, perfect for preschool through grade 1 children who...
circa 8 am, sitting at the breakfast table with MH. MH picks up his copy of yesterday’s (Saturday) NYT crossword puzzle, which he hasn’t yet finished; he works on it a bit, then tells me he’s stuck with the 49 across clue and the down clues which cross the answer are not he...
WORKAROUND FOR TYPING INTO CROSSWORD COVE 1. After launching the game, click on the blue icon next to Menu to activate the expanded clue list: 2. Highlight the clue you want in the expanded clue list: 3. The corresponding boxes are now highlighted in the puzzle and you can type in yo...
MH and I usually do the NY Times Sundaycrosswordtogether during lunch. This past Sunday MH decided to get an early start. As I was cleaning up my breakfast dishes he read aloud one of the clues that, he said, was stumping him, even though the answer was only four letters long. ...