i love puzzles, and one of the downsides to no longer receiving an actual physical newspaper is not getting the crossword. yeah, I know, i know – you can get crossword puzzles online, but somehow it’s just not the same. I used to love to get the ny times sunday crossword and spend a whole week doing it. i’d do it during commercials, or whenever i had some down time on the train, and took particular pride in using a pen. i also love logic puzzles – as a kid i’d do elimination word problems and i loved playing “Mastermind” and “clue”. i think that’s why i love chess and scrabble as well – they stretch your brain a bit by forcing you to think of multiple permutations for different scenarios. not nearly enough brain stretching going on lately, i must admit.

and i know everyone is nuts over sudoku lately, but somehow i just can’t get into it. little numbers in little boxes does ring my bell. but in any case, i’ve run across a few fun sites, so in case you need a little mental exercise on a monday (and you know you do!), here you go:

the package

brain teaser central

random mindbenders

no cheating!

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