Crossword
noun
A puzzle game where you fill in blank squares with words which intersect with other words based on clues given for each word.
I solved the crossword in the newspaper while having my morning coffee.
Often appears as...
- solve a crossword
- crossword puzzle
noun
A puzzle game where you fill in blank squares with words which intersect with other words based on clues given for each word.
I solved the crossword in the newspaper while having my morning coffee.
Often appears as...
- solve a crossword
- crossword puzzle
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Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Topics
Crosswords cover a wide range of topics; improve vocabulary in different subjects by playing.
The crossword included clues from history and science.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Some clues may refer to popular culture or events, reflecting the puzzle's creation time.
That crossword had a clue about a 90s sitcom.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Brain Exercise
Crosswords are a fun way to practice English while stimulating your brain.
She enjoys her daily crossword as a mental workout.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Topics
Crosswords cover a wide range of topics; improve vocabulary in different subjects by playing.
The crossword included clues from history and science.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Some clues may refer to popular culture or events, reflecting the puzzle's creation time.
That crossword had a clue about a 90s sitcom.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Brain Exercise
Crosswords are a fun way to practice English while stimulating your brain.
She enjoys her daily crossword as a mental workout.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Topics
Crosswords cover a wide range of topics; improve vocabulary in different subjects by playing.
The crossword included clues from history and science.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Some clues may refer to popular culture or events, reflecting the puzzle's creation time.
That crossword had a clue about a 90s sitcom.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Brain Exercise
Crosswords are a fun way to practice English while stimulating your brain.
She enjoys her daily crossword as a mental workout.
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A Rosetta Stone for the...
a bee forward by picture of a leaf and that's belief right it could be other solutions now in the case of the in descript the problem is the reverse so you have to figure out the sounds of each of these pictures such that the entire sequence makes sense so this is just like a crossword puzzle except that
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The joyful, perplexing...
where everything clicks into place. Puzzle solvers are junkies for this aha moment -- it feels like a brief high and an instant of pristine clarity. And there's also a deeper fulfillment at play here, which is that humans are innate problem-solvers. That's why we love crosswords and escape rooms
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Demystifying quantum...
they're nothing alike so what bizarre thought process would make physicists think that these are the same thing the answer is surprisingly familiar we're led to the dual nature of everything in the universe by the same process that you use to solve a crossword puzzle now I don't mean
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Rajesh Rao: Computing a...
You have to figure out the sounds of each of these pictures such that the entire sequence makes sense. So this is just like a crossword puzzle, except that this is the mother of all crossword puzzles because the stakes are so high if you solve it.
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The answer to this...
problem and that problem is we're going to figure out a solution to a puzzle and I know most of you in this room have spent your life solving puzzles so this is going to be fun like a crossword puzzle only a little bit more important
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Chimp vs Human! PIPE Memory...
one is touched the other numbers are hidden and must now be remembered we volunteered Chris the director of this program to demonstrate this test he's a college graduate and a crossword addict but how good is his working memory when
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How Your Memory Works --...
in the helping-us-remember-better vein, wants to know can diet help us to avoid memory loss and can you, kind of, exercise your neurons into better memory through crossword puzzles or deeper relationships or anything like that?
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DIY - The Age Game PIPE...
older brains are actually better than younger brains at a few tasks for example learning subtle patterns outside the focus of attention or solving crossword puzzles which relies on stored knowledge but I'm afraid that younger
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A powerful way to...
There's a third reason why slow-motion multitasking can help us solve problems. It can provide assistance when we're stuck. This can't happen in an instant. So, imagine that feeling of working on a crossword puzzle
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What You Can Do to...
by learning new things. Ideally, we want these new things to be as rich in meaning as possible, recruiting sight and sound and associations and emotion. So this really doesn't mean doing crossword puzzles.
Video examples
A Rosetta Stone for the...
a bee forward by picture of a leaf and that's belief right it could be other solutions now in the case of the in descript the problem is the reverse so you have to figure out the sounds of each of these pictures such that the entire sequence makes sense so this is just like a crossword puzzle except that
Video examples
The joyful, perplexing...
where everything clicks into place. Puzzle solvers are junkies for this aha moment -- it feels like a brief high and an instant of pristine clarity. And there's also a deeper fulfillment at play here, which is that humans are innate problem-solvers. That's why we love crosswords and escape rooms
Video examples
Demystifying quantum...
they're nothing alike so what bizarre thought process would make physicists think that these are the same thing the answer is surprisingly familiar we're led to the dual nature of everything in the universe by the same process that you use to solve a crossword puzzle now I don't mean
Video examples
Rajesh Rao: Computing a...
You have to figure out the sounds of each of these pictures such that the entire sequence makes sense. So this is just like a crossword puzzle, except that this is the mother of all crossword puzzles because the stakes are so high if you solve it.
Video examples
The answer to this...
problem and that problem is we're going to figure out a solution to a puzzle and I know most of you in this room have spent your life solving puzzles so this is going to be fun like a crossword puzzle only a little bit more important
Video examples
Chimp vs Human! PIPE Memory...
one is touched the other numbers are hidden and must now be remembered we volunteered Chris the director of this program to demonstrate this test he's a college graduate and a crossword addict but how good is his working memory when
Video examples
How Your Memory Works --...
in the helping-us-remember-better vein, wants to know can diet help us to avoid memory loss and can you, kind of, exercise your neurons into better memory through crossword puzzles or deeper relationships or anything like that?
Video examples
DIY - The Age Game PIPE...
older brains are actually better than younger brains at a few tasks for example learning subtle patterns outside the focus of attention or solving crossword puzzles which relies on stored knowledge but I'm afraid that younger
Video examples
A powerful way to...
There's a third reason why slow-motion multitasking can help us solve problems. It can provide assistance when we're stuck. This can't happen in an instant. So, imagine that feeling of working on a crossword puzzle
Video examples
What You Can Do to...
by learning new things. Ideally, we want these new things to be as rich in meaning as possible, recruiting sight and sound and associations and emotion. So this really doesn't mean doing crossword puzzles.
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Betty White
American Actress
I love words. Sudoku I don't get into, I'm not into numbers that much, and there are people who are hooked on that. But crossword puzzles, I just can't - if I get a puppy and I paper train him and I put the - if all of a sudden I'd open the paper and there's a crossword puzzle - 'No, no, you can't go on that, honey. I'll take it.
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Sherwin B. Nuland
American Scientist
Where nothing in a person's earlier years lends itself to an old age devoted to continuing intellectual and physical pursuits, a late-life interest in Tolstoy or even crossword puzzles is unlikely to appear, no matter the urging by well-intentioned social workers or people like me who write books about it.
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Jo Nesbo
Norwegian Author
For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world, through coups d'etat, assassinations, famines, massacres and tsunamis, and come home to find that the only new thing in the newspapers was the crossword puzzle.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
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Jonny Bairstow
English Athlete
I don't like intensely complicated coaching. I prefer to work things out by myself. A gentle hint is all I need, otherwise it's like finishing a crossword after someone has given me the answers.
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Harriet Walter
English Actress
I read, I gossip, I do crosswords. I think chatting with friends is relaxing. I've picked them up all through my life - if you live long enough, you end up with quite a large circle.
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Samantha Bond
English Actress
Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.
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Magnus Magnusson
Scottish Journalist
I love doing crosswords, it's so important to keep the brain going.
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Brian Jacques
English Writer
I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.
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Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
I really love playing badminton and doing crosswords.
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Betty White
American Actress
I love words. Sudoku I don't get into, I'm not into numbers that much, and there are people who are hooked on that. But crossword puzzles, I just can't - if I get a puppy and I paper train him and I put the - if all of a sudden I'd open the paper and there's a crossword puzzle - 'No, no, you can't go on that, honey. I'll take it.
Quote examples
Sherwin B. Nuland
American Scientist
Where nothing in a person's earlier years lends itself to an old age devoted to continuing intellectual and physical pursuits, a late-life interest in Tolstoy or even crossword puzzles is unlikely to appear, no matter the urging by well-intentioned social workers or people like me who write books about it.
Quote examples
Jo Nesbo
Norwegian Author
For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world, through coups d'etat, assassinations, famines, massacres and tsunamis, and come home to find that the only new thing in the newspapers was the crossword puzzle.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
Quote examples
Jonny Bairstow
English Athlete
I don't like intensely complicated coaching. I prefer to work things out by myself. A gentle hint is all I need, otherwise it's like finishing a crossword after someone has given me the answers.
Quote examples
Harriet Walter
English Actress
I read, I gossip, I do crosswords. I think chatting with friends is relaxing. I've picked them up all through my life - if you live long enough, you end up with quite a large circle.
Quote examples
Samantha Bond
English Actress
Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.
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Magnus Magnusson
Scottish Journalist
I love doing crosswords, it's so important to keep the brain going.
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Brian Jacques
English Writer
I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.
Quote examples
Soha Ali Khan
Indian Actress
I really love playing badminton and doing crosswords.
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