Tips for Solving Crossword Puzzles
- Work in pencil.
- Be loyal to a puzzle editor.
- Think about theme.
- Fill in the blanks first.
- Focus on small (three-to-five-letter) word entries.
- Visit Crosswordese.com.
- Get trivial.
- Eye abbreviations and acronyms.
What are the best online crossword puzzles?
The Best Crossword Puzzles to Play Online for Free
- New York Magazine Crossword.
- The Washington Post.
- Boatload Puzzles.
- The New York Times Crossword.
- AARP Crossword Expert.
- Cryptic Crosswords.
- The Los Angeles Times Crossword.
- Crosswords for Kids.
What is the easiest crossword day?
1. Monday is the easiest puzzle day, Saturday is the hardest. Most people assume the iconic Sunday NYT puzzle is the most challenging, but most crossword enthusiasts find Saturday’s puzzles have the highest level of difficulty.
Do crosswords get harder as the week goes on?
Start With the Monday Puzzles The Monday New York Times Crosswords are the easiest, and the puzzles get harder as the week goes on. Solve as many of the Mondays as you can before pushing yourself to Tuesday puzzles.
What do circles in crosswords mean?
Circle-in-the-square is a type of crossword puzzle in which circles appear in some of the Answer squares. the letters in squares that contain circles spell out words related to the theme either when read consecutively or when rearranged to form theme-related words.
What day of the week is the New York Times crossword the most difficult?
Saturday
The Saturday crossword is actually the hardest puzzle of the week. Mondays have the most straightforward clues and Saturday clues are the hardest, or involve the most wordplay. Contrary to popular belief, the Sunday puzzles are midweek difficulty, not the hardest. They’re just bigger.
