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  2. Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle is a twist on crosswords that's ...

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    The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the crossword puzzle genre is an "adaptive" experience, that automatically adjusts itself to your own skill level and knowledge. That ...

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [32] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...

  4. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic puzzle published in State Magazine in 1986. An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:

  6. 47 Hobbies for Couples Looking to Connect and Have Fun - AOL

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    Best of all: Your new hobby won’t fizzle out fast, since there’s no shortage of puzzles on the market, some with as many as 9,000 pieces. 32. Play Some Video Games

  7. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    The puzzle proved popular, and Sulzberger himself authored a Times puzzle before the year was out. [11] In 1950, the crossword became a daily feature. That first daily puzzle was published without an author line, and as of 2001 the identity of the author of the first weekday Times crossword remained unknown. [13]

  8. 100+ Holidays and Observances You Can Celebrate in December

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    National Crossword Puzzle Day. National Flashlight Day. National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day. National Short Girl Appreciation Day. Winter Solstice. World Snowboard Day. Yule. December 22 ...

  9. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...