Glancing up from your laptop during a boring lecture and seeing a handful of people lost in today’s New York Times (NYT) Games is part of the ultimate McGill experience. Wordle, Connections, the Mini Crossword, and other beloved NYT puzzles are many student’s go-to games when they have a minute[Read More…]
Tag: crossword
Fact or Fiction: Do word games really keep your brain healthier?
Over the past few years, word puzzles and brain games have exploded in popularity. Most of us are familiar with the green, yellow, and grey squares of Wordle, acquired by The New York Times in January 2022, or have attempted to organize letters on a Scrabble board to no avail.[Read More…]
Crossword crannying? A morning ritual, say
I began doing the New York Times Mini Crossword during the pandemic, and after a year of practice, I could proudly complete it in under a minute almost every time. It was a solitary experience, a permanent fixture in my routine where I could compete with myself from the comfort[Read More…]
Crossword: Farm fresh
*Hints for 19 down ACROSS 1. Tiny islands 7. Takes advantage of 10. *Place to practice your double axel 12. Church songbook 13. To refuse 15. Common fried rice vegetable 16. Limit, or slang for falsehood 18. Adversary 19. Ocean (French) 20. Unpaid TV spots (Abbr.) 22. Mode of dress[Read More…]
Across the world crossword
Across 4. Theron’s homeland 6. The ‘6ix’ 8. Don’t even think about bringing chewing gum with you 10. On the southern tip of Spain and part of the United Kingdom 12. This archipelago is home to the world’s largest tortoise 15. Capital of Greenland (yes, it does have one)[Read More…]
Crossword answers—Oct. 28, 2014
Across 4. Casper 6. Spooky 10. Cat 11. Krueger 12. Frankenstein 15. Skeleton 17. Alien 18. Jackolantern 19. Dracula 20. Shining 21. Jaws Down 1. Rocky Horror Picture Show 2. Bats 3. Halloween 5. Costume 7. Gallagher 8. Shriek 9. Zombies 13. Kodos 14. Shyamalan 16. Ghoul
Crossword Corner: Chocolate bars
Find the full crossword in this week’s issue of the McGill Tribune. Answers: 1. Skor 2. Twix 3. Wunderbar 4. Bounty 5. Aero 6. Crunchie 7. KitKat 8. Toblerone 9. Mars 10. Hersheys 11. Reeses
