Crosswords have been capturing the interests of many for decades. Since it graced The New York World in 1920s, it never looked back. It became a world-wide phenomenon with a lot of people trying to solve the hardest crossword puzzles ever. To answer crossword puzzles, of course, you deeply rely Read more…
Crossword puzzles are one of the most popular word puzzles over the world. In the United States alone, there is an average of 40 million people answering crossword puzzles every day. With the emergence and popularity of crossword puzzles, other puzzles followed suit. Among others are sudoku and kakuro. Sudoku Read more…
The first crossword puzzle graced the pages of the Sunday New York World on December 21, 1913. The first crossword puzzle was created by Arthur Wynne. After the first issue, it never looked back. It became a weekly feature until it became a craze. Word puzzles can be traced until Read more…
Crossword puzzles not only entertain you but can also increase the potential of your brain. Like any other mind games, crossword puzzles helps your brain to develop and enhance memory, concentration, and the thought process. There are studies showing that consistent brain activity would keep your brain healthy and would Read more…
Most people would do crossword puzzles in their homes, in their work stations, and in a very peculiar situation, in their bathrooms. But since the day crossword puzzle became a hit during the 1920s, it became a competitive sport where people would compete with each other to get the best Read more…
Everything has there own conventions. Rules or guidelines are there to help maintain quality and ensure a uniform standard which becomes the basis of evaluation which promotes, eventually, further improvement or development. You might ask why the serious tone. We’re talking about crossword puzzles and the first few sentences you Read more…
Generally, puzzles are good tools for the development of young children especially their motor skills and cognitive development. Puzzles like jigsaw are quite popular since the shape sorting and image grouping exercise improves their problem solving skills. Crossword puzzles for children development is also a recognized approach. Of course, the Read more…
Crossword puzzles have been used with children to improve their language and thinking skills. There are a lot of benefits among children like improved spelling, vocabulary, grammar skills, and even comprehension. It can even develop a lot or personalities like self-respect, overcoming challenges and developing patience among children. But how Read more…
Crossword puzzles are not only for fun, they can also be used to test our knowledge. Using this as a tool to engage kids in academics is considered to be an effective way. Educators find these kinds of exercises and puzzles are great way to engage children in participating in Read more…
If you’re familiar with crossword puzzles, then you know that a typical puzzle consists of white and black boxes. The white boxes would be where you will place the words that are hinted in the clues. But aside from the puzzle boxes you see in newspapers and other publications, there Read more…
It has proven long time ago that solving crossword puzzles are good for the mind. In fact, this is the best mental exercise that any people—regardless of age, status in life, gender, or nationality—can use to keep the mind in functioning properly. Contrary to common belief that only older people Read more…
How many times did we give up on crossword puzzles just because we cannot get the words right? There are people who keeps on answering crossword puzzles even if it would take them days, weeks and even months, just to finish them. How we wish we can finish more than Read more…