Heredity is calling, calling, claiming me - it was inevitable, I suppose....Grace put a simple little crossword book in my Christmas stocking -easy, quick variety - and in no time - it was done...And so I picked up another - somewhat more complex and demanding and - it is half done. I spend hours each week struggling, puzzling over: "Ragu competitor", "Broom Hilda, eg.", "More than a tee hee", and so on...The trivial and ridiculous...But then it gets more interesting,,,there are themed clues: "Cynics Snort #1, "Cynic's Snort #2" and so on up to #5..."What has a horn and charges?" (answer: a taxi)...Really clever things that challenge your way of thinking through a problem, understanding a word. Is it noun, verb, which of a variety of meanings are they intending here etc.? ...Really fun as I break into the puzzle world and see the possibilities for more and more interesting challenges. But I will have to be careful of my time. Good for the brain, good to wile away spare time - but could become a compulsion...Though probably not. Don't think I have the discipline to be a compulsive...Takes too much single-mindedness and I am, by nature, a generalist...In any case, a great distraction of the time being!