So the newspaper I bought today....
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Fabulous ~ I hope you took it back and said they'd got 11 across wrong.I worked in a bar where newspapers were available to read, but it was understood that ~ I'll call them John and Jack, for that was their names, would do the crosswords in two of them ~ each to their own.
John would get their earlier and if in a pixey mood would fill in a couple of the clues wrongly in Jacks. I would obviously deny any knowledge of subterfuge, but, on more time than once, had to break up a septagarian scuffle
There are very odd 'acceptable behaviours' with crossworders. One being never, ever look over someones shoulder and suggest an answer if not specifically asked!
Was it the Boston Globe? Cuz that would make perfect sense
Not odd to me, but then again I used to work in bookstore with a cafe. People would do jumbles, crosswords, gut out coupons, spill coffee on the paper, what have you, and put them back on the stack.
Granted we had the same problem with popular books/authors-- King, romance hardbacks, political books.
Manager got the bright ideal to put the papers up behind the CSM counter and have people come up and ask for the paper of their choice. Put up plastic holders so we could load a display copy of each day's paper, we had a "first pick" list for the regulars to sign up on to guarantee they got a paper. She just knew she had the problem solved. Nope, the morning coffee crowd just walked behind the desk, got their papers, and went out about their routine as if nothing changed.
Granted we had the same problem with popular books/authors-- King, romance hardbacks, political books.
Manager got the bright ideal to put the papers up behind the CSM counter and have people come up and ask for the paper of their choice. Put up plastic holders so we could load a display copy of each day's paper, we had a "first pick" list for the regulars to sign up on to guarantee they got a paper. She just knew she had the problem solved. Nope, the morning coffee crowd just walked behind the desk, got their papers, and went out about their routine as if nothing changed.
That's horrible! It would ruin my afternoon. I only get the papers for the crossword puzzles!
It was probably a super secret spy code set up in advance and you just ruined the drop-off clue. There's probably a spy trailing you right now trying to figure out how to get the paper back without arousing suspicion.
I only go for the SuDoku, personally. Especially the Killer ones.
I like this idea. It's perverse, but I like it.
Su Doku is okay, but not all that challenging. I like Ken Ken better!
From Kestra's idea, I'm reminded of those treasure hunts we used to have at junior school. Where the teacher would write down a clue, and we had to go in pairs around the school solving them, finding the next clue in the sequence. And there would be a little bit of paper stuck to the fire extinguisher in the assembly hall, and another little bit stuck underneath the desk in the art room.
I wonder if you could make something like that with a clue hidden in a newspaper. Would the reader work out what it is and be curious enough to follow your trail of clues?
I wonder if you could make something like that with a clue hidden in a newspaper. Would the reader work out what it is and be curious enough to follow your trail of clues?
Same here.
I grabbed my paper the other day I brought into work and there, on the crossword puzzle, written in Sharpie was the words "Sorry [Trekker]." I've got a co-worker with whom I'm always exchanging pranks with. He may have gone too far.
He obviuously must of opened it up and done it when I wasn't around. I just bought a new paper, but everyday at work I have to do the crossword puzzle while eating lunch. First of all, it helps me relax, secondly I can't stand to just sit there and eat I have to be doing something and everyday at work that means reading the paper and doing the crossword.
That reminds me of one summer in college when I was working at a pizza place. I was the opening driver so I had to be in a 9am to prep, and there was a total bitch that ran a beauty salon several doors down and a newspaper machine was right in front of the pizza place. My manager really hated her so every once in a while he would go out and take everything in the box except the front section of one paper in the window (these were broadsheet papers). We'd watch her pull out that one little section and get visibly upset and storm off and then later he would go out and put all the papers back.
Once, she apparently called someone to complain and a guy came to look at the machine and saw a whole stack of them in there. He shrugged his shoulders and left.
Once, she apparently called someone to complain and a guy came to look at the machine and saw a whole stack of them in there. He shrugged his shoulders and left.
And this is how newspapers will get their circulation umbers back up!
Just think of all the time and frustration this new feature of your local paper saved you!
Next week, all the pictures will come with mustaches and blacked-out teeth already drawn in for you as well!
good one!!!
Now, I find Ken Ken not challenging enough. Fewer dimensions compared to Sudoku, perhaps.
Killer Sudoku is fun, and Kakuro is along similar principles.
Placing surreptitious puzzles in newspapers and other media for people to pick up and follow was the basis of alternate reality gaming, which is often a grand treasure-hunt style game utilising various different forms of clues in the world - newspaper ads, TV and radio broadcasts, phone calls, e-mails, websites, advertising hoardings, public events, etc. - all pointing to the next clue, and so on.
The first hurdle is not to see what the clue is all about, but to know that what you're seeing is a clue in the first place.
It depends on the grid size, I think. The 4X4 is so easy it's laughable, and I can't even write the numbers as quickly as I figure it out. The 6X6 and 9X9's are usually sufficiently challenging!Now, I find Ken Ken not challenging enough. Fewer dimensions compared to Sudoku, perhaps.
It depends on the grid size, I think. The 4X4 is so easy it's laughable, and I can't even write the numbers as quickly as I figure it out. The 6X6 and 9X9's are usually sufficiently challenging!Now, I find Ken Ken not challenging enough. Fewer dimensions compared to Sudoku, perhaps.
I'm only used to the 6x6 KenKen, which is pretty easy to do. I haven't tried the 9x9 one before.
I've always imagined what a hexadecimal 16x16 KenKen (numbers 0-F) might look like... or a truly 6x6 Base 6 KenKen (using numbers 0-5)...
Oooooooh, sounds enticing! Have you done the 12x12 SuDoku? Still second to crosswords in my opinion, but definitely challenging.It depends on the grid size, I think. The 4X4 is so easy it's laughable, and I can't even write the numbers as quickly as I figure it out. The 6X6 and 9X9's are usually sufficiently challenging!Now, I find Ken Ken not challenging enough. Fewer dimensions compared to Sudoku, perhaps.
I'm only used to the 6x6 KenKen, which is pretty easy to do. I haven't tried the 9x9 one before.
I've always imagined what a hexadecimal 16x16 KenKen (numbers 0-F) might look like... or a truly 6x6 Base 6 KenKen (using numbers 0-5)...
I haven't heard of that type. The closest I've seen is the Samurai SuDoku, which is five 10x10 grids interlocked together.
My problem with SuDoku is that I can think of the answer quickly, but it takes me an age to write it down.
