19-12-2002 02:16									#1
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I hate them. I especially hate the New York Times puzzle. Very unfriendly.
Lots of people do like them. I see people working on these puzzles all the time.
Not me. I hate them.

Be honest here today. Are you a crossword puzzle junkie ?









(did you hear about the crossword puzzle enthusiast that died? buried 6 down and 2 across)

	19-12-2002 02:23									#2
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I don't mind them, but I do find they get a bit frustrating, especially the cryptic ones (which I rarely bother with anyway).

	19-12-2002 02:29									#3
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They really improve your spelling and vocabulary.

I used to do them, my spelling isn't what it used to be

	19-12-2002 02:31									#4
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They make me really frustrated... I just stop after five minutes...

	19-12-2002 02:36									#5
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What gets me is when someone asks me to do some to help them finish it, and when I check it out , it's like "Bloo-dy Hell! (too much Harrison exposure) No wonder you can't get more. That's not even a real word." (see pbbfft)

	19-12-2002 02:39									#6
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i enjoy them to a point, after which my limited vocabulary makes them frustrating. i definitely don't like the "clever" puns that some crossword writers seem to like

	19-12-2002 03:47									#7
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boring as hell. i do half of the words in 20 seconds, then i spend 20 minutes to get one more word, then i give up...

	19-12-2002 04:25									#8
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I like crosswords, When I was in the Navy it was a good way to kill time(and stay awake) during a console watch.

So, it's kind of ironic that I'm quoted in the no part of the poll!

ACK!

	19-12-2002 04:56									#9
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Yes, I enjoy them.

Then again, I only tend to do easy ones.

	19-12-2002 04:57									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski So, it's kind of ironic that I'm quoted in the no part of the poll! ACK!

I like crossword puzzles... but I love your quote more... sorry.

	19-12-2002 05:42									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Thrawn05 I like crossword puzzles... but I love your quote more... sorry.

Quite alright, just wish I was quoted for more than ACK!



ACK!

	19-12-2002 05:50									#12
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cryptic = bad.

I love normal crosswords - but only because I'm good at them.
It's just showing off really. I never do them myself, I just sit there looking smug while other people struggle and then just casually give them the answer.

The cryptic ones freak me out, though: I suck at those.

	19-12-2002 10:26									#13
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i love them..i'm addicted to them..i may not be the best (like my nana was...)...but i do enjoy them

	19-12-2002 10:34									#14
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They are so frustrating. I usually get like 1 word. I don't have a limited vocabulary, but a lot of it is trivia from back before I was born, and the 'hints' a lot of the time only remotely have to do with the word.

	19-12-2002 10:58									#15
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We used to do them up at work. Some of guys were so into it they would have contest to see who could finish the puzzle first. I get hooked and if I can't figure out the word I'll go off on that for a while until I get it and let other things go so I've learned to put them down.

	19-12-2002 12:19									#16
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I start them, but never finish them.

	19-12-2002 13:50									#17
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I love cryptic crosswords, and have done since I was a kid. I find them easier than non-cryptic, because you can be sure you have the answer. In a straight crossword, the range of vocabulary available means you have to solve all the connecting clues before you can be sure you have the right answer.

In the UK, I do the Independent crossword. On Saturday there is a fiendish cryptic puzzle, which always has a complicated theme as an additional twist, such as: "X: One word must be removed from the last x+2 clues before solving. These words provide three thematic items. Their third and fourth letters each spell out a title, and their initial letters can be arranged to form a name with which pairs of the unclued grid entries (entered as jumbles) can be associated. One letter must be misprinted in the answers to the other clues, always confirmed by a clued entry. The correct letters spell out the originator of the above items. Solvers should highlight the thematic alias spelt out in the completed grid"

!

While this entertained me for hours, I solved approx 7 of the clues, and they might be wrong.

	19-12-2002 14:09									#18
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Only ones in my native language. Can do the normal ones in English, but not the cryptic ones.

	19-12-2002 14:20									#19
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Love 'em, but only find the New York Times puzzle worth the time. The Times puzzle is to other puzzles what chess is to checkers.

But I speak only of American puzzles. I don't know what the heck is going on in those UK things.

	19-12-2002 16:57									#20
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The NYT puzzle on Saturday is the only conventional (non-cryptic) crossword I do. Sometimes the Thursday & Friday puzzles too, if they're challenging. I like cryptics, too.

	19-12-2002 20:32									#21
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Crossword puzzles are okay with me. I don't do them often, but I might now and then.

Now, as for word searches, I want them to go fall in a tar pit.

	20-12-2002 01:55									#22
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Word searches are fine. My real hate: anagrams My brain just doesn't work in the way that allows me to do anagrams...I can't see words. For those of you who know 'Countdown' I struggle to get 4 letter words, and as for conundrums, bah! But the numbers game is a breeze most of the time for me...I am more a numerical kind of person.

	20-12-2002 02:17									#23
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Crossword Puzzles are good, if they don't demand extreme specialist knowledge, but rather good/great general knowledge.

	20-12-2002 03:38									#24
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I love crosswords. Our paper has two crosswords each day. I call it a productive day at work if I can get them both done before I leave.

I also love doing the crypt-a-quote where you have to salve a crypted massage.

	20-12-2002 04:58									#25
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Do the puzzles get harder as the week goes by, or is that just my imagination ?

	20-12-2002 07:14									#26
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NYT puzzles do.

	20-12-2002 15:33									#28
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Crosswords = Good
Yes, I like them...

But where is the legendary "Banana" -option?