3/17/2024 0 Comments Crossword quiz level 1 pop culture![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than just deciding to Google everything. Then if still stuck, I'll Google something else. I'd add that if I'm stuck in an area, I'll Google one thing, fill that in, then see if it helps with any crosses. Just some examples-you can make up your own rules! (Or search that way, if you find it helpful-I did so in the beginning.) Or if it was, I don't know, "the second largest province in Canada," just look up "Canadian provinces" without "second largest." Or to use a clue in a non-NYT crossword I just did, it was "John Coltrane song about his wife." So instead of googling that, you could just google "John Coltrane songs," then guess from that. But choose not to search and "crossword," which will give you a list of crossword answers using that clue. Then, look at each of the clues you now have a letter in from that first googled answer - you might be able to figure something out and get on a roll! It is all about getting a foothold, a boost to get you going.Īn example of one such Google rule is that you can, say, look up the definition of a word you don't know. I'd read a bit of the Wikipedia page to familiarize then put the word in. Personally I found the best way to use it was to Google a word that I was stuck on with few or no letters locked in yet, that I probably would never guess (for me that's a lot of athletes or film directors, for example). But what helped me most was googling answers I either didn't have a clue on and got stuck on after giving it a shot, and googling answers that I got by the crossing words but didn't actually understand or know anything about. I started a few months back and I'm still doing Monday/Tuesday level with the occasional successful W/Th/Sunday. Decide how much you want to use it and go with it. In addition to what others have said I want to emphasize that Google should be encouraged more than anything, especially as you're starting out. It's a game, after all! If looking stuff up either during or after the puzzle helps you enjoy it more (not to mention learn the info which will help you next time), go for it. The most important thing is that it should be fun. Nothing's "cheating" because there are no rules – or, the rules or whatever you set for yourself. And with any day of the week, there's going to be certain weeks or specific puzzles that happen to be more difficult than others. While puzzles increase in difficultly from Monday to Saturday, Sundays are mid-week Wednesday (ish) difficulty but larger, 21x21 instead of 15x15. One thing I like about them, though, over certain other publications is that clues are very consistent and puzzles and themes are often very clever. If you want to stick to Mondays, that's totally fine – and you will get better at them, probably very soon.īut yes, what you're seeing is a standard difficulty level/pattern for the NYT, but keep in mind you're new to stuff here. I know nothing about poker but sure know a lot of ways to use the word ANTE now! Just keep at it, keep practicing. It's certainly a good way to expand your vocab (reading helps, too). :) There's a some "crosswordese" (words used a lot more in crosswords then outside them) that you're probably still getting used to too. You're just new – you haven't picked up the rhythm of what certain turns of phrase mean or might hint at, etc.
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