Brain Games

 My Dell book of easy crosswords is getting dog eared.  I am on puzzle 86.  I have to admit that when I bought it, I wondered if I would do more than one.  But once I realized that I could actually do them, I was hooked.  And now when I'm waiting for someone--which is like all the time--it's something better to do that doom scrolling on my phone.

I believe they really do sharpen the mind.  I notice that when I start a new one, I am often stumped and then as I move forward, the answers show up more and more quickly.  To be far, there are a lot of the same answers in them.  I can't tell you how many times, the clue is an Alda on TV.

 Some of the answers are certain as in Alan for the the above clue, but with some there can be different meanings for the words in the clue.  It feels like exercise for my brain.  It helps in life too.  Seeing more than one way to look at things is always good.  All that work with words is helpful with writing, too.  More than once I have been amazed at the different meanings

I am getting close to the end of crossword  book and already have a new one in waiting .  This one promises to be one step up from easy.  I look forward to the challenge.