Bill Blass did some ad listing the things he liked in a woman, and one of them was “Does crossword puzzles in ink.” (Others were “Goes to the theater alone,” and “Would spend her last dollar on perfume. Preferably mine.”)
Airline magazine crossword puzzles are fun; particularly when you don’t read the clues and just fill in the puzzle with random words that fit.
I normally don’t quite finish before my flight lands, but I’d like to see the face on the next person that attempts the unfinished puzzle I left behind….
Hate to say this, but my-first thought of what she was doing is what I do each morning: Checking the obituaries, to make certain that I didn’t that I didn’t “make-the-cut” for this-round.
You know…kinda like the sports-page used to be. (Except it as well is figuratively-dead, as far as I’m concerned…!) ☺
Crosswords are easier in pen. Wrong answer written in pencil (because you can erase) will lead you down dead ends. Leaving blanks because of the ink and keeping your guesses in your head will free up your imagination to get the right answers.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 3 years ago
Bill Blass did some ad listing the things he liked in a woman, and one of them was “Does crossword puzzles in ink.” (Others were “Goes to the theater alone,” and “Would spend her last dollar on perfume. Preferably mine.”)
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
four-letter word that’s synonymous with “drat” and begins with O
Caldonia over 3 years ago
Pluggers still have Liquid Paper, so it’s not a big deal.
Kiba65 over 3 years ago
Always done mine with ink.
Grumpy Old Guy over 3 years ago
Airline magazine crossword puzzles are fun; particularly when you don’t read the clues and just fill in the puzzle with random words that fit.
I normally don’t quite finish before my flight lands, but I’d like to see the face on the next person that attempts the unfinished puzzle I left behind….
hfergus Premium Member over 3 years ago
I always do mine in ink.
UmmeMoosa over 3 years ago
I do that but I press lightly, I guess you could say I live on the edge but I do it carefully.
pheets over 3 years ago
One is cheating otherwise. Ask my Mom (the mathscience PHd from 1942).
ctolson over 3 years ago
If I only have a pen, I write lightly and small in the the corner of the square until I know my word choice is correct. Also use the margins.
rhpii over 3 years ago
My high school debate partner (she’s now a Doctor) could do the NY Times Crossword in pen as fast as she could fill in the words.
I Go Pogo over 3 years ago
A pencil and a good eraser are my only hope.
wirepunchr over 3 years ago
I use an ink pen to do crossword puzzles. They are erasable, but ink no less.
anomalous4 over 3 years ago
I cheat – I do them in erasable ink.
c4racecar over 3 years ago
I use fine point Uniball.
bruno640320 over 3 years ago
Hate to say this, but my-first thought of what she was doing is what I do each morning: Checking the obituaries, to make certain that I didn’t that I didn’t “make-the-cut” for this-round.
You know…kinda like the sports-page used to be. (Except it as well is figuratively-dead, as far as I’m concerned…!) ☺
Ichabod Ferguson over 3 years ago
Crosswords are easier in pen. Wrong answer written in pencil (because you can erase) will lead you down dead ends. Leaving blanks because of the ink and keeping your guesses in your head will free up your imagination to get the right answers.
kathleenhicks62 over 3 years ago
Very seldom am I brave enough, the eraser is my best friend.
jbcuster over 3 years ago
Then I must be a plugger.
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
i also do the crossword in ink and sometimes manage to finish it…