Crosswords: what to do when a puzzle looks harder than it actually is

Does it mention Bolivian poets? If not, that’s a good start. The trick is to turn a seemingly taxing crossword into a game. Plus: a challenge

I was finding a recent puzzle a challenge, and wrote as much by the setter’s pseudonym: HARD. A few clues further in, it felt not just hard, but also … familiar. How could this be?

I had a look through my clipboards, and there it was. Due to a filing error, this was a puzzle I had solved a month earlier.

Continue reading… Does it mention Bolivian poets? If not, that’s a good start. The trick is to turn a seemingly taxing crossword into a game. Plus: a challengeI was finding a recent puzzle a challenge, and wrote as much by the setter’s pseudonym: HARD. A few clues further in, it felt not just hard, but also … familiar. How could this be?I had a look through my clipboards, and there it was. Due to a filing error, this was a puzzle I had solved a month earlier. Continue reading… Crosswords, Life and style, Hobbies 

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