Posts Tagged ‘ crossword ’

World’s Largest Puzzles

February 24, 2006
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I encountered two “world’s largest” puzzle stories today. One was about a crossword, the other was about a jigsaw puzzle.

Through Crossword Puzzle Links, I found a place where you can buy the “World’s Largest Crossword Puzzle” according to the Guiness Book of World Records. According to the site:

Breaking the 1996 Guinness record, this crossword hangs on a full seven feet by seven feet of wall space and has 28,000 clues for over 91,000 squares.

The second story was a BBC story about a man who completed what “could be the world’s largest commercially available jigsaw.” The puzzle was 10 and a half feet long and 5 feet wide.

Crossword contest problems

February 19, 2006
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I didn’t make it to a Starbucks today to try to pick up the puzzle for the crossword competition, but from what I’m reading in some blogs, maybe it wouldn’t have been woth the effort anyway. I’ll try to see if I can get a puzzle tomorrow.

On the Starbucks website, there are instructions on how to get puzzles through the mail. It’s a pain, but you can still get the puzzle even if your local Starbucks drops the ball.

Solve puzzles — win free coffee for life

February 16, 2006
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Starbucks Gossip tells readers how to win free coffee for life. You do it by solving crossword puzzles.

Starbucks Coffee has enlisted puzzle master Will Shortz to create six crossword puzzles for a competition called “The Ultimate Coffeehouse Crossword Challenge.” Starting this Sunday a special crossword puzzle will appear in the Sunday Edition of the New York Times sold at Starbucks Coffee.

It’s not entirely clear how you win, but there seems to be a treasure hunt involved as is usually the case with these types of competitions. The final instructions will be included with the final puzzle.

Crosswords and Pixel Ads

February 16, 2006
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James Kearsley is hoping that combining pixel ads with a crossword puzzle will pay off. There have been a lot of copycats trying to cash in on the success of the Million Dollar Homepage, but Kearsley is actually adding a twist his site pixelword.com… one that involves a puzzle. Sites that sell pixel ads sell variable sized blocks of space on the page for a fixed amount of money per pixel. If the site generates a lot of buzz, lots of eyes end up on the ads placed there and the idea can work.

Kearsley has decided that he will sell ad space in a crossword grid and give you a discount if you know the letter that goes in the square you’re buying. It’s an interesting idea, but it will only pay off if it’s interesting enough to generate a good amount of buzz.

Still, the crossword is challenging and fun, even if there are a few adds sitting on it. I may give it a try myself.