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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wordless, Connections, then spelling bee all with my morning tea. I play spelling bee until genius and then come back through the day if another word occurs to me.

[b]Crosswords confound me. I can only do Monday through Wednesday then they get too hard. [/b][/quote]

Keep at it. There are so many clues that you'll see over and over again and some things will come to you that you didn't even know you knew! It's like Jeopardy. There is a pattern/style (I can't think of the best way to say it) to the clues. Once you figure it out, it makes it easier.

There are also some funny tricks like if an Indian tribe in a crossword puzzle is mentioned it's either Otoe or Erie because of the vowels. If the words Japan and religion are on Jeopardy, the question is What is Shinto. Doing both for years and years shows a ton of repetition. [/quote]

Yup, look at the answers the next day to see what you missed. You could also Google Rex NYT crossword puzzle. It's a blog by a guy who does it everyday. He's pretty arrogant but will give you the answers right away. 
If you haven't already, you'll eventually learn the tricks. For example, the answer will never be a word in the clue. If the clue is given in the past tense, the answer will be in the past tense. Usually, but not always, if the clue is plural, answer will be plural. If there's an abbreviation in the clue, the answer will be an abbreivation. etc...[/quote]

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