Word Puzzles » Crosswords http://www.word-puzzles.org The best word puzzle sites on the web Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Printable Crossword Puzzles http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/03/printable-crossword-puzzles/ http://www.word-puzzles.org/2010/03/printable-crossword-puzzles/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0000 Word Puzzler http://www.word-puzzles.org/?p=149 If you love to solve crossword puzzles with pencil and paper, but hate having to buy new crossword books and magazines every couple of weeks, you’ll love this new site – Printable Crossword Puzzles.  Two brand new crossword puzzles are provided each morning in printer-friendly, high-resolution PDF format.  The best part?  If you get stuck on a particular clue, just find the unique code given to each puzzle and enter it on the website’s “Hints and Solutions” page.  Right away you’ll get the exact answer you need, without ever revealing other parts of the puzzle!

And if you like their regular crossword puzzles, be sure to try their “Clueless Crosswords” as well – two of those are provided each morning to keep your puzzling fingers busy.

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