How to Solve Crossword Puzzles and Other Newspaper Mind Games

Are you somebody who craves the thrill of doing and solving the crossword puzzles and other mind-stimulation games in your newspaper? You will learn how to solve crossword puzzles and other newspaper mind games.

How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle The first thing you should do while working on a crossword puzzle is look at all of the questions in numerical order. The next thing you should do is start filling in answers to the questions you already have the answer to. Use a regular dictionary and a crossword puzzle dictionary to find the answers to the tougher questions. One way you can use a regular dictionary while doing a crossword puzzle is to look up the definition of a word in a particular question. The second way you can use a regular dictionary is to search it to find different words that start with the same one or two letters to finish filling in the answer to a particular question. The third way is to search the biographical section of your dictionary to find the first name of a person whose last name is revealed in your crossword puzzle. The fourth way is to search the geographical section to find the answer to a question pertaining to a particular area or body of water. The fifth way is to search the abbreviations section to find out what a particular part of an abbreviated word or name stands for. You will sometimes need to use the Internet to help you solve a crossword puzzle. Use a search engine such as Google to find the answer to a question a dictionary will not help you with. To find out who starred in a particular movie or find the name of a particular character in a particular movie, go to imdb.com to search the Internet movie database. How to Solve a Newspaper Jumble A common newspaper jumble is a mind game that asks you to unscramble five words and combine each circled letter in the five words to find the answer to the question pertaining to the jumble. After you unscramble all of the words, write all of the circled letters together on a blank space to make it easier to find the answer. How to Solve a Newspaper Word Game A common newspaper word game is a mind game that asks you to find as many words as you can out of a given word that has at least six letters in it. Your task is to come up with various words that have at least four letters, do not represent a proper pronoun and do not represent a noun or verb that ends in an "s". After you write down a word, focus on taking it backwards and rearranging it to find an additional word or two. Use a dictionary to verify a particular word you come up with but are unsure about. Follow these tips to solve crossword puzzles and other newspaper mind games!