CROSSWORDS: Challenge; Creativity; Problem Solving

Summary | Quotes: General | Literature/Poetry | Music | Science | Theater |
References: General | Art


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"Cpt. Infinity Completes a Crossword"
by Skepchick is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Summary

  • Crosswords present us with complex, multi-layered patterns
    -- problems to solve, boxes to fill, pieces to connect.
  • They've been used as an "intelligence" test and recruiting tool
    by code-breaking agencies, e.g., Bletchley Park [UK], NSA.
  • A uniquely human pursuit (so far);
    AI programs, e.g., Dr. Fill, have started to recognize the ambiguity,
    word play and exceptions in crosswords.
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"crossword dress #1 back" by Esperluette
is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Quotes

Literature / Poetry

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"ROCK & POP CROSSWORDS" by Leo Reynolds
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Music

  • "The piercing sound of Jimmy Reed's harmonica...
  • "Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from...
  • Solving your own crossword puzzle: Jason Isbell
    I start with a melody...it scans, and it sings, and it rhymes, and it works.
    A crossword puzzle you made yourself... You're solving your own crossword puzzle; 1/25/2022
  • "You're never quite sure where the song is going,...
  • "Every time I write a song,...
  • "There's this moment sometimes,...

Science

Theater

  • A friend was in a theatre production about crossword puns...
  • "I’ve enjoyed every second of...
  • More confounding than any maze,...
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La médiathèque de Montélimar by Celeda
via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Art