Posts Tagged ‘crosswords’

I’m looking for crossword puzzles that are specifically designed to increase vocabulary. Obviously crosswords do that in general, but I’m looking for ones that are more specific to vocabulary words.

Here’s what I’m trying to avoid:
Clue: football, most places
Answer: soccer
&
Clue: Dutch name of the Hague
Answer: Haag

Preferably somebody could point out something that I can do on-line, but print publications would be helpful too.

Thanks!

Crosswords are by nature a solitary activity. Do you have any special tricks or tools you use to solve them? For example, I helped create a New York Times crossword puzzle feature that incorporates search tools to conquer crossword puzzles (http://games.yahoo.com/search/nyt ). How do you approach solving a crossword puzzle?