Part II: Tackling the Puzzles

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Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................. 1 Part I: Crossword Strategies ...

Introduction F or my money, the best hobbies are inexpensive, portable, and beneficial to your health. And one of the best hobbi ...

2 Crosswords For Seniors For Dummies Brain health is a hot topic for a couple key reasons: ✓ A growing senior population: It’s n ...

Introduction 3 My only assumption is that you want to have fun and stimulate your brain at the same time. Oh, and that you bring ...

4 Crosswords For Seniors For Dummies Part IV: The Part of Tens Every For Dummies book includes a Part of Tens, which features ch ...

Part I Crossword Strategies and Brain Benefits ...

In this part... C hapter 1 introduces you to the basics of solving a crossword puzzle, including what you’re seeing when you loo ...

Chapter 1 Completing the Grid: How to Solve a Crossword In This Chapter ▶ Getting to know crossword elements ▶ Letting the theme ...

8 Part I: Crossword Strategies and Brain Benefits Becoming Familiar with Some Puzzle Components I want to first explain a few ba ...

Chapter 1: Completing the Grid: How to Solve a Crossword 9 Considering the Theme Many crossword puzzles — including those you fi ...

10 Part I: Crossword Strategies and Brain Benefits Answering trivia The trivia clue is often another fairly easy type of clue to ...

Chapter 1: Completing the Grid: How to Solve a Crossword 11 Solving analogies Maybe it has been a while since you took a standar ...

12 Part I: Crossword Strategies and Brain Benefits Gathering Your Resources Let’s get real: Most of us can’t work a crossword pu ...

Chapter 1: Completing the Grid: How to Solve a Crossword 13 Sample Puzzle: “How Grueling!” With the information from the precedi ...

14 Part I: Crossword Strategies and Brain Benefits - ...