Crossword average time hints at solving pace
A note from 1967 by King Features Syndicate shows the average solving time for crosswords stands around 24 minutes. This brief public note reflects hobbyist pace and puzzle culture of the era.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1967
Page
3
A note from 1967 by King Features Syndicate shows the average solving time for crosswords stands around 24 minutes. This brief public note reflects hobbyist pace and puzzle culture of the era.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Forrest J. Cavalier corrected an error in Kenneth Lewis's auto theft sentence. The sentence should have been 1 to 20 years, making Lewis eligible for parole in 23 years and 11 months, as of last May 25.
East dealer, both sides vulnerable. After West leads queen of hearts, South follows a sequence to safeguard diamonds and clubs. A three suit squeeze emerges as West cannot withstand South's heavy attack, though East discards a spade, leaving the final position in question.
Estrellita predicts generous planetary changes for creative and intellectual pursuits, travel and outdoor interests on Tuesday. For those with birthdays, a stable material outlook for now follows a late January surge, with finances set for improvement between now and May 15 and again in late November through mid December, urging cautious plans and selective risk.
The column notes that personal relationships will be guided by generous influences for much of the year but advises harmony in close circles during late June, early September, mid-October and mid-December due to Aries tendencies. It highlights auspicious romance periods in May, August and January and travel windows in mid-June late August early September and mid-December to mid-January. It also says a child born then will be highly independent and a natural organizer.
On April 3 1967 the day noted several historical events including the Pony Express starting in 1860 with a rider leaving St Joseph Missouri for Sacramento California. The list also marks the 1936 Hauptmann execution the 1946 Alice in Wonderland manuscript sale 1947 Truman Doctrine aid to Greece and Turkey and recent notes on U S postal funding and Brazil’s President Goulart in Washington and Da Nang. Texas unique note on potential division by statute.
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