Sentence examples for puzzle cutting from inspiring English sources

"By far the hardest-to-assemble puzzle I ever made was a transparent plastic puzzle with nearly identically shaped pieces," said Mr. Stokes, 60, who turned to puzzle cutting after a career in computer programming.

The Katonah exhibition invites visitors to solve puzzles, and take part in some related activities including a demonstration of puzzle cutting from 1 to 4 p.m. next Sunday; a symposium on the art of the puzzle, moderated by Will Shortz (crossword editor of The New York Times) on Nov. 12 at 9 a.m.; and children's workshops on Nov. 5, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10.

The presentation is rounded out by the presence of puzzle-cutting machines, a vintage one and a new one, as well as a virtual jigsaw on CD-ROM.

I also like the visual effect of a circular puzzle which, after cutting, ended up as a lacy snowflake inscribed with "[the] frolic architecture of [the] snow" from Emerson's poem The Snowstorm.

This method also allows you the freedom to cut around important sections of your puzzle as opposed to cutting through them.

Sometimes cutting the puzzle can be hard so ask for help from an adult if needed.

Use a Stanley knife, not scissors, when cutting your puzzle into shapes.

Mistakes can happen when cutting a puzzle, so stick with a photo that can easily be reprinted.

It may be helpful for you to use a pencil to trace out shapes on the back of the puzzle before you begin cutting.

It is important that you completely wrap around the entire "sandwich" to ensure that it doesn't come apart while cutting the puzzle.

Our recent Missing Slice puzzle asked about dotting and cutting a circle (actually, a pizza).