Do you enjoy crossword puzzles?

It depends...


I like themed crosswords, such as, perhaps ones based on something like, "Star Trek" or "Star Wars", for example, where all the questions are based on a particular movie franchise... If the questions are about something that I have little knowledge off, it's easy to become frustrated when you can't answer the questions...

And some puzzles that require college level vocabulary answers are not much fun either... Like, when they ask some questions, and you always think of something simple, Like "Red", and they want "Magenta"... And most of the puzzle remains unanswered, then, Well, those are clearly NOT for me...


I'm not saying that I always have to be able to easily complete them... Because I do like a bit of a challenge... But I do expect that when I start a puzzle, that I will be able to answer most of the questions without too much difficulty...


If there are just a few questions that I am having difficulty with, then that's perfect for me.

I used to do the NY Times Sunday puzzle. Quite a chore. You have to learn to think like a puzzle writer.

Slanted words (seven letters) -

Meh. They're okay, but I prefer other types of puzzles, such as acrostics and sudoku, and sometimes word searches, if they concentrate on a subject that interests me. During the lockdown, I amassed quite a collection of puzzle magazines, many of them by Penny Press, like these:

I very rarely do them but it helps to pass the time.