In this puzzle, it means donations that may help create life, and the answer is OVA.Ĥ0D.
“Donations for life?” does not refer to making endless donations until you die. The “gunpowder” in this puzzle is the Chinese green tea, and you would be most likely to try it out at a TEA TASTING.Ģ9A. I especially liked TEA TASTING, WIRELESS CHARGER, TELL NO ONE, SAME LOVE and OBSESS OVER. Sivakumar debut eight entries in this puzzle. When you return, I promise you that you will be able to solve more than you were able to before.Īnd it will be worth it. Eat some chocolate or play with your pets. Don’t give up on it, at least not forever. My point is that when you are feeling frustrated by a puzzle, don’t immediately assume that you are incapable of solving it. And, after another break, I was able to finish it. I had a good start with this terrific puzzle by Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar, but, like many solvers, my ability to concentrate and solve eventually petered out.īy napping - sorry, I mean disconnecting - I was able to make a significant breakthrough in Mr. Take a look at the pre- and post-nap grids below (skip to the Tricky Clues section if you don’t want spoilers). Crosswords are games, and games are meant to be fun. People stress themselves out when it comes to solving crossword puzzles, and they don’t have to. Over the years, I’ve watched many people solve, and, more often than not, most of them approach it as if they were sitting down to take the SAT - in one sitting and always picking the middle answer in the multiple choice section. I bring all of this up because I don’t think that everyone who solves crossword puzzles believes this theory. When I awoke, I experienced what social psychologists call a “flash,” or the appearance of the correct answer in my mind. This made a lot of sense to me, so, eager to test this theory, I did what any dedicated journalist who is interested in science would do: I took a nap. As the man of science that he was, he also said that “the period of abstention may be spent either in conscious mental work on other problems, or in a relaxation from all conscious mental work.” Our subconscious can work much more broadly, and on more than one problem at a time, said the social psychologist Graham Wallas in a 1926 paper. If you think you know the answer to a clue but it turns out to be wrong, it’s very hard to forget that answer and try something else, at least in your conscious mind. In psychology, “ incubation” is a term used to describe the act of temporarily disconnecting from a problem in order to get a fresh perspective on it when you return.Īnd, as I’ve said before, when you are stuck on a puzzle, sometimes walking away from it is the best way to become unstuck.Īs counterintuitive as it may sound - you have to be sitting in front of a puzzle in order to solve it, right? - disengaging and doing something else works because it clears the obstructions and confirmation biases that may arise while solving. I’m talking about the kind of incubation that helps you solve problems. Not the kind where you shine a warm light on an egg and it hatches into a cute little chick. FRIDAY PUZZLE - Let’s talk about incubation.
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