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Why We Like Puzzles, and What We Get From Them

The Art of Manliness

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What Makes a Good Cross Word Puzzle?

Cross word puzzles are a relatively new type of puzzle. The first one was published in 19 13, in the new york world newspaper. They're considered the top of the puzzle pyramid. There are two parts of a cross word there's the trivia and then there's the word play.

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