August, 2009
Looking for a simple logic puzzle?
This is so simple that it is ridiculous. Try it out with your friends and watch them look for the hard and sneaky answers.
Water in Glass – Logic Puzzle – The best home videos are here
Wanted – a new lucky member
If you are reading this post and have not yet become a member of our site then don’t hold back.
If your membership ID matches the current lucky number displayed on the Crosswords for Fun homepage, you will win a Clue Detective Puzzle Club yearly membership, valued at $37. The winner will be notified by email.
Click here [...]
How To Win At Scrabble
How To Win At Scrabble Without A Dictionary Under the Table
By Anthony Chatfield
The ideal nerd evening at some point must involve a ribald game of Scrabble. This, the most quintessential of all the word creation, crossword related games of the world, is one of those experiences that if done correctly always makes you feel smarter [...]
Words – Where is that dictionary?
I love new words, don’t you? They give me some great ideas for crosswords.
These are some words that I came across this week on Twitter. Dictionary.com has a Twitter account and on most days they will give you a new word together with its meaning.
Are you familiar with these words?
propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
cynosure: a center [...]
Words inside Words
Things aren’t always as they seem…….
What words can you read below?
What did you see? If you look carefully you will see that each word is actually two words.
You and Me? Optical and Illusion? Teach and Learn? Good and Evil?
If you didn’t see them both go back and look again. Isn’t it amazing what we see [...]
Visual Tricks
Can you read this out loud?
Now think about what you said. Did you say “A bird in the bush”? You would be wrong. Go back and read it again. The brain automatically eliminates the repeated word because it does not make sense.
Tricky?
Enjoy a Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie While You Puzzle!
Last week we gave you the good news that cinnamon is good for your brain. Today I have a special recipe for you. I made it myself the other day and as it contains cinnamon, I thought I would share it with you. It’s called Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie, because that’s exactly what it tastes like, but all [...]
Can you read this?
We received an email during the week with some really interesting information in it. OK, we admit it. It was fun as well. This week we are going to give you some puzzles to test you. See if you can work them out.
Have fun with it. Here is your first one. Can you read it?
Olny [...]
Father’s Day
This is just a quick reminder that Father’s Day is not far away. Have you thought of something to buy? Skip the socks and jocks this year and buy him a membership at Crosswords for Fun.
What a great gift! It will last for the whole year and is definitely beneficial to his health.
While you are [...]
Puzzles for Mental health
I saw this quote in a recent article on the UK Telegraph website. “Those above retirement age who perform at least two exercises in mental gymnastics a day are far less likely to suffer dementia.”
You know we have long been an advocate of word, logic and number puzzles as a way to exercise your brain. More [...]
