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The black squares in the middle of the grid form an interesting pattern reminiscent of stairs. Thank you, Lynn, for this enjoyable puzzle. For more on USA TODAY’s Crossword Puzzles
USA TODAY’s Daily Crossword Puzzles Sudoku & Crossword Puzzle Answers This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crossword Blog & Answers for February 15, 2025 by Sally Hoelscher
The system uses numbers and letters to classify hair from 1 (straight) to 4 (coiled). WAVY hair is classified as Type 2, with 2A being loose waves, 2B being defined waves, and 2C being wide waves.
A crossword grid taken from a 1941 newspaper. The distribution of grilles, an example of the difficult problem of key exchange, can be eased by taking a readily-available third-party grid in the form of a newspaper crossword puzzle. Although this is not strictly a grille cipher, it resembles the chessboard with the black squares shifted and it ...
Letters 16 and 17 form a two-letter word ending in P. Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.
RIHANNA (18A: Singer with the 2007 No. 1 hit 54-Across) and UMBRELLA (54A: 18-Across song depicted by this puzzle's black squares) "UMBRELLA" is the opening track of RIHANNA's third studio album ...
Another form of logic puzzle, popular among puzzle enthusiasts and available in magazines dedicated to the subject, is a format in which the set-up to a scenario is given, as well as the object (for example, determine who brought what dog to a dog show, and what breed each dog was), certain clues are given ("neither Misty nor Rex is the German Shepherd"), and then the reader fills out a matrix ...
Then I enjoyed building in two theme answers that span the entire grid with 15 letters. Such long answers make constructing the puzzle a bit more difficult but the visual and literal impact is high.