Crosswords

No, I am not talking about the words we say to each other when were angry. These are the ubiquitous puzzles that appear everywhere (especially next to the comics page. Or in the want-ads. Have you wondered why they are located there? It seems all to strange to me.).
I can thank my friends Becky and Kristen from the seminary for getting involved in this repast. It all started innocently enough last spring when we started meeting in the cafeteria. Becky was doing a crossword and started asking about clues. (ie 4 letters for "pitch dark" starting with the letter "I"). Pretty soon there were 3, 4, or 5 of us trying to figure these things out. Now it is not uncommon to find one of us sitting around trying to complete the one of several that are found in the local paper. We have found that they usually involve a team effort to complete one. And the later in the week it gets, the harder the puzzle (don't even talk about the Sunday New York Times puzzle!). Excuse me, I think I solved 45 down (Knight's combat: Joust!)