On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 10:24 +0000, Mark Knoop wrote: > At 10:07 on 01 Dec 2009, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I don't have access to any interesting newspaper crosswords on paper, > > as I live outside the distribution area of the English-language > > press. In any case, some NYT clues are impossible without > > encyclopedic knowledge of American sports teams and personalities, so > > Google is a requirement "in extremis". > > FYI, the Guardian crosswords are free online in a Java applet. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword
Interesting, they used to be paid (except for a sample) as the NYT ones still are. I find British plain crosswords are too simple (about the level of a NYT Monday or Tuesday) and the cryptic crosswords are a completely different kettle of fish, perfect for when you want your ego smashed by failing to complete more than a quarter of the answers. I've become used to the NYT style and like to solve it every day, which I can usually do, even the fiendish Saturdays. The NYT also has a Java version. I dislike it, as I dislike all other Java crosswords out there. For one thing, you can't usually save them and continue later. For another, they all use different keyboard conventions and are generally clunky. Anyway, this is getting way off-topic :-) poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
