Solving crossword puzzles can be both enjoyable and challenging. It all depends on how you handle the puzzles. You should always be prepared with some tips that will go a great way in making puzzles simpler, even the most challenging ones.

This article focuses presents some useful tips to help you enjoy solving the crossword puzzles with much simplicity.

1.        Use a Pencil on the Puzzles

Probably this is the bottom line for the crossword solving. Using a pencil gives you an opportunity to correct your mistakes later. It is out of these mistakes that you become perfect. If you use permanent ink, you will not erase any letter after realizing that it does not fit.

2.        Make Guesses

Write all your guessed answers in pencil. Do not fear as you can quickly erase the guesswork if it does not work for a particular grid. After writing the guesses, focus on the entries that are crossing to see if something is coming up. Always check for some letters like J if the word you guessed contains such.

3.        Focus on the Theme

Well, most crossword puzzles will have themes. The title of a puzzle gives you a general clue on the direction that all the responses for that puzzle might take. There is a relationship between the theme and the clues in a puzzle. However, not all puzzles work this way, but it is worth to take as a tip.

4.        Visit wordgiraffe.com

Wordgiraffe.com is a site that helps you to solve crossword puzzles and unscramble any words or anagrams. Wordgiraffe is a great tool to help you win all word games including crossword and word game puzzles.

5.        Be Aware That Puzzle Constructors Confuse you at Times

It is worth noting that puzzle creators will want to make it tough by giving you wrong directions to challenge you more. They will put the puzzle in such a way that you will confuse PAIR and HAIR.

They will also use routes like “The number used by a doctor”-Anesthesia. Here, “number” means something that numbs.

6.        Spot the Plurals

When you cannot move on with the puzzle due to lack of clue, pick al clues that are written in plural. Add the letter 'S' at the end of every grid that you are sure will bear a word that's in plural form.

Although it's not always the case, most often than not, the letter 'S' is going to be correct.

7.        Start by Filling the Blanks

The clues on fill-in-the-blank are mostly the easiest to solve. They will give you a good start on the crossword puzzle by working on them in the first place.

8.        Find the 3- and 4- Letter Words

First of all, find all the grids that require the words that are made up of three or four letters. Generally, there are relatively few three and four-letter words that are used in the puzzles.

Therefore, it's wise to memorize words of this kind, especially those that are commonly repeated in puzzles.

9.        Take Some Time Off

When you fill like you won’t get anything on the crossword, put it aside and do something different for a while. Come back to it later, and you will realize that some clues were pretty easy. Only that your mind had been overworked at that time.

Crossword puzzles are fun and challenge your brain and vocabulary. With these tips, you'll be able to solve even the most challenging of crossword puzzles and enjoy the games to the fullest.