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View Poll Results: Are you a puzzler?
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Oh my yes ! I just LOVE crossword puzzles.
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Good gawd no! In the words of Tubs, "Ack! Pbbffft!"
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December 18, 2002, 17:16
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Deity
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Crossword Puzzles. Like Them ?
I hate them. I especially hate the New York Times puzzle. Very unfriendly.
Lots of people do like them. I see people working on these puzzles all the time.
Not me. I hate them. 
Be honest here today. Are you a crossword puzzle junkie ?
(did you hear about the crossword puzzle enthusiast that died? buried 6 down and 2 across)
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December 18, 2002, 17:23
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Deity
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I don't mind them, but I do find they get a bit frustrating, especially the cryptic ones (which I rarely bother with anyway).
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December 18, 2002, 17:29
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Chieftain
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They really improve your spelling and vocabulary.
I used to do them, my spelling isn't what it used to be 
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December 18, 2002, 17:31
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King
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They make me really frustrated... I just stop after five minutes...
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December 18, 2002, 17:36
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Deity
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What gets me is when someone asks me to do some to help them finish it, and when I check it out , it's like "Bloo-dy Hell! (too much Harrison exposure) No wonder you can't get more. That's not even a real word." (see pbbfft)
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December 18, 2002, 17:39
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i enjoy them to a point, after which my limited vocabulary makes them frustrating. i definitely don't like the "clever" puns that some crossword writers seem to like 
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December 18, 2002, 18:47
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King
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boring as hell. i do half of the words in 20 seconds, then i spend 20 minutes to get one more word, then i give up...
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December 18, 2002, 19:25
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I like crosswords, When I was in the Navy it was a good way to kill time(and stay awake) during a console watch.
So, it's kind of ironic that I'm quoted in the no part of the poll! 
 ACK!
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December 18, 2002, 19:56
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Yes, I enjoy them.
Then again, I only tend to do easy ones.
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December 18, 2002, 19:57
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King
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Quote:
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Originally posted by Tuberski
So, it's kind of ironic that I'm quoted in the no part of the poll!
ACK!
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I like crossword puzzles... but I love your quote more... sorry.
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December 18, 2002, 20:42
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Originally posted by Thrawn05
I like crossword puzzles... but I love your quote more... sorry.
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Quite alright, just wish I was quoted for more than ACK!
ACK!
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December 18, 2002, 20:50
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cryptic = bad.
I love normal crosswords - but only because I'm good at them.
It's just showing off really. I never do them myself, I just sit there looking smug while other people struggle and then just casually give them the answer.
The cryptic ones freak me out, though: I suck at those. 
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December 19, 2002, 01:26
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Warlord
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i love them..i'm addicted to them..i may not be the best (like my nana was...)...but i do enjoy them
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December 19, 2002, 01:34
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Prince
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They are so frustrating. I usually get like 1 word. I don't have a limited vocabulary, but a lot of it is trivia from back before I was born, and the 'hints' a lot of the time only remotely have to do with the word.
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December 19, 2002, 01:58
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Apolyton Legend
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We used to do them up at work. Some of guys were so into it they would have contest to see who could finish the puzzle first. I get hooked and if I can't figure out the word I'll go off on that for a while until I get it and let other things go so I've learned to put them down.
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December 19, 2002, 03:19
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Deity
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I start them, but never finish them.
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December 19, 2002, 04:50
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Prince
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I love cryptic crosswords, and have done since I was a kid. I find them easier than non-cryptic, because you can be sure you have the answer. In a straight crossword, the range of vocabulary available means you have to solve all the connecting clues before you can be sure you have the right answer.
In the UK, I do the Independent crossword. On Saturday there is a fiendish cryptic puzzle, which always has a complicated theme as an additional twist, such as: "X: One word must be removed from the last x+2 clues before solving. These words provide three thematic items. Their third and fourth letters each spell out a title, and their initial letters can be arranged to form a name with which pairs of the unclued grid entries (entered as jumbles) can be associated. One letter must be misprinted in the answers to the other clues, always confirmed by a clued entry. The correct letters spell out the originator of the above items. Solvers should highlight the thematic alias spelt out in the completed grid"
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While this entertained me for hours, I solved approx 7 of the clues, and they might be wrong.
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December 19, 2002, 05:09
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Deity
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Only ones in my native language. Can do the normal ones in English, but not the cryptic ones.
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December 19, 2002, 05:20
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King
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Love 'em, but only find the New York Times puzzle worth the time. The Times puzzle is to other puzzles what chess is to checkers.
But I speak only of American puzzles. I don't know what the heck is going on in those UK things.
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December 19, 2002, 07:57
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King
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The NYT puzzle on Saturday is the only conventional (non-cryptic) crossword I do. Sometimes the Thursday & Friday puzzles too, if they're challenging. I like cryptics, too.
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December 19, 2002, 11:32
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King
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Crossword puzzles are okay with me. I don't do them often, but I might now and then.
Now, as for word searches, I want them to go fall in a tar pit. 
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December 19, 2002, 16:55
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Deity
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Word searches are fine. My real hate: anagrams   My brain just doesn't work in the way that allows me to do anagrams...I can't see words. For those of you who know 'Countdown' I struggle to get 4 letter words, and as for conundrums, bah! But the numbers game is a breeze most of the time for me...I am more a numerical kind of person.
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Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
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December 19, 2002, 17:17
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Crossword Puzzles are good, if they don't demand extreme specialist knowledge, but rather good/great general knowledge.
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December 19, 2002, 18:38
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Warlord
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I love crosswords. Our paper has two crosswords each day. I call it a productive day at work if I can get them both done before I leave.
I also love doing the crypt-a-quote where you have to salve a crypted massage.
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December 19, 2002, 19:58
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Deity
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Do the puzzles get harder as the week goes by, or is that just my imagination ?
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December 19, 2002, 22:14
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King
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NYT puzzles do.
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December 20, 2002, 06:27
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Chieftain
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December 20, 2002, 06:33
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King
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Crosswords = Good 
Yes, I like them...
But where is the legendary "Banana" -option?
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