Experts analysed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged 50 and over submitted in an online trial. The team at the University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London asked participants how frequently they played word puzzles such as crosswords. Those readers of U Magazine who keenly look forward to its crossword puzzle will be noticing, in the current issue, that the grid does not match the clues. Cracking it involves spotting which part of the phrase gives a straightforward definition of the answer. The rest gives you another chance to grasp the solution, in the form of wordplay - an anagram, perhaps, or a string of abbreviations which combine to give the word or words to write in the grid - see examples, right. Guy is taking it upon himself, and with your kind generosity, to try and complete 2,000 crossword clues in 15 hours using unseen Times puzzles.
‘I just guided her around a bit before that and made sure she didn’t spend too long on that side of the crossword. He reached out to his local Eastern Daily Press to craft coded clues all based on facts about Rachael and references to their relationship. If you don’t have a printer, we’re happy for you to simply write out the solution (as 1 down, 7 across, etc…) and send that instead.
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Then came a puzzle with the answer 'Neptune', which was what the Allies were calling the naval assault phase of D-Day. Indeed, so paranoid were Allied commanders about details leaking that a new level of classification, called 'BIGOT', was used. The Liverpool crossword event is being organised by enthusiasts Alan Maycock, of Toxteth, and Sue Taylor, of Sefton Park. It appeared in the New York World newspaper and embodied most of the features we recognise today. The outlet went on to ask its 38,000 followers if they thought the disturbing imagery was intentional or not. The paper did not immediately respond to a DailyMail.com request for comment Saturday evening when poised the same question.
Wordle is a simple puzzle game that gives players six attempts to guess a five-letter word which changes each day. Its intuitive gameplay, combined with a mechanism that let users share their performance on social media without spoiling the answer, helped Wordle to viral fame at the end of 2021. There were some easy clues in the NW corner to get me off to a confident start but I hit some problems along the way with several unknown words that had to be constructed from wordplay, and a couple of definitions I didn’t find exactly helpful. "Then it’s the interesting bit where you make up clues for each word – you have to be as original and witty as possible. Sometimes I can stay up half the night working on it – but it’s great fun and I still love it." Nicola Sturgeon deleted all her WhatsApp messages during the pandemic, the UK Covid inquiry has heard. The former first minister "retained no messages whatsoever", the hearing in Edinburgh was told.
People waiting we’re told for a signal is the crossword clue of the shortest answer. "Sudoku does represent quite an expansion in puzzles and people do enjoy them but, as a colleague of mine once said, he never learnt anything by doing Sudoku but he always learns a lot every time he does a crossword." That's an incredible number of downs and acrosses, Top news (tkwebservice.com) but, as Duggie admits, he has several computer programmes to help him design the crosswords. The study, one of the largest of its kind, used tests from the CogTrackTM and Protect online cognitive test systems to assess core aspects of brain function. They found that the more regularly participants engaged with word puzzles, the better they performed on tasks assessing attention, reasoning and memory. The app has special features including a two-player mode allowing readers
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Here we have an anagram (from "confused") of "ad man" with the first letters of "goes left east" (indicated by "initially"), followed by another word for school, giving us one part of the University, MAGDALEN COLLEGE. And to ensure that members don’t miss the chance to take part, we’re presenting the correct grid here, with the clues – for you to print out, complete and send in. Willan narrated Channel 4’s The Circle and her acting credits include Still Open All Hours and BBC One prison drama Time, where she played Maeve in last year’s second series. The line-up has been announced for the 17th series of Taskmaster tonight, following the completion of the third Champion of Champions special. But if you haven't lived in the UK, that wordplay may prove a little challenging.
- And OS for Ordance Survey may also appear - a reference to "map-makers" in the clue could be the hint.
- Charities are suffering financially during lockdown and St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham needs funds in order to do its vital work.
- Once you’re happy click "Build Title" and the information should populate the Title field.
While at the university, Kate and William spoke with students about mental health and wellbeing, with their visit taking place during Mental Health Awareness Week. She managed to complete the crossword (she’s had plenty of practice), figured out was happening, and was overjoyed. ‘It was quite hard initially as I was trying to think of really cool clues.
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- "Some of the best Christmas crossword clues are like Christmas cracker riddles," says Phil McNeill, the Telegraph's crossword editor, "except hopefully not quite as corny."
- "On the other hand, you can sit staring at a word or words that you want to write a clue for and take 30 or 40 minutes, which includes 10 minutes of wandering around scratching your head, getting a cup of tea and suddenly something will happen.
- It was called The Mountain And The Molehill and was broadcast in 1989.
- But one person who understands cryptic crosswords inside-out is Sarah Hayes, a Burnage grandma-of-two who creates them for national newspapers including The Guardian.
- We were told that this puzzle marks the 70th anniversary of the first appearance of what was to become the 25ac, 27to.
Crossword compilers regularly send messages in their work – at the beginning of this year, Rev Graham, 92, used his own Guardian crossword to reveal he has cancer. In one of his own crosswords, Halpern wished his mother a happy 80th birthday. People who do daily crosswords or other puzzles have sharper brains in old age, a study suggests. Solving the undefined asterisked clues was helped enormously from being of an age that tuned into the Goons on the wireless (there’s a word now little used but back then pervasive) in my youth.
- According to the publishers, the Guardian Puzzles app is the next step in
the Guardian’s strategy to attract two million supporters by 2022. - People who do daily crosswords or other puzzles have sharper brains in old age, a study suggests.
- On Saturday, June 4, a Platinum Party at the Palace takes place, with stars of stage, screen and pop and rock will perform in front of a crowd of 22,000 people.