I am a fan of crossword puzzles. Each morning, after finishing my chores, I grab the paper and try to work the puzzle of the day and check to see what I got wrong on the previous day's puzzle.
I think it keeps my brain waves going, improves my vocabulary, and it just feels good when the word going horizontally fits in with the word going vertically--like an "aha" moment.
I may never use Kyoto in a sentence, but because of today's crossword, I know that it is the Temple city of Japan. And when does one ever get to use "abash" in a sentence? Someday maybe. I don't know how people without a reading background work the puzzles. So many of the clues are literary and historical. I like that.
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