His aunt purchased volumes of short stories for him, and his uncle, a dairyman at his family's farm, bought him a mouth organ and engaged him in solving crossword puzzles.
There are an extraordinary number of ways in which people play with language - creating riddles, solving crosswords, playing Scrabble, inventing new words.
This week in the magazine and here online (see Fact), Burkhard Bilger, in "The Riddler," profiles Henry Hook, who has earned renown in the puzzle world for his innate aptitude for solving crosswords.
By Daniel Cappello This week in the magazine and here online (see Fact), Burkhard Bilger, in "The Riddler," profiles Henry Hook, who has earned renown in the puzzle world for his innate aptitude for solving crosswords.
To some, solving crosswords competitively might seem an odd activity because crosswords are usually enjoyed at a leisurely pace.
Jim avidly read the Liverpool Echo or Express, liked solving crosswords and instigated discussions about varied subjects.
Having something meaningful to do such as solving crosswords, knitting or doing needlework was also important.
Some of the statistical techniques in this work are also handy, it turns out, for solving crossword puzzles.
In the episode, Lisa discovers that she has a talent for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a crossword tournament.
