Alright, so I gave this crossword thing a shot the other day. Was just browsing around, looking for something to kill a bit of time, you know? Stumbled upon it and thought, why not? Haven’t done a crossword in ages.
Getting started was pretty simple. No big hoops to jump through, which was nice. Just loaded it up right there. The layout looked clean enough, like your standard crossword grid, clues on the side. Nothing too fancy, just straightforward.
How it Went Down
So, I jumped right in. Started scanning the ‘Across’ clues first, usually my go-to strategy. Picked off a few easy ones pretty quick. Felt good, like my brain was actually waking up a bit. Typed the letters in, click click click. Simple enough interface, didn’t fight me on it.
Then I hit a wall. There were a couple of clues, especially down in the bottom right corner, that just had me stumped. Completely blank. Sat there staring at it for a good five minutes. Tried thinking of synonyms, related words, nothing was clicking. You know that feeling when the word is right there, but you can’t quite grab it? Yeah, that was me.
I switched over to the ‘Down’ clues, hoping filling in some crossing letters might help. That worked for one or two, gave me a letter here and there for the tricky ‘Across’ ones. Slow progress, but it was progress. It wasn’t super easy, had a bit of challenge to it, which I guess is the point. Didn’t feel like those ridiculously obscure ones some crosswords have, mostly fair clues.
I noticed you could check your answers, like reveal a letter or the whole word. I resisted for a while, stubborn old me. But eventually, for that one last tricky clue, I caved. Had to see what it was. Used the reveal letter function just to get moving again. Felt a bit like cheating, but hey, better than staying stuck forever.
Wrapping Up
Took me maybe twenty minutes, half an hour all told? Finished it eventually, with that one little bit of help. Felt pretty decent afterward, like I’d actually used my brain for something other than scrolling social media feeds.
Overall, it was alright. Did what it said on the tin, basically. A simple crossword puzzle experience. Nothing earth-shattering, but a solid way to spend a bit of quiet time and give the old grey matter a little workout. Probably do it again sometime when I’ve got a coffee break or something.
