THEMATIC CROSSWORDS

more thematic crosswords....on....

SPORTS
MANAGEMENT
SPIRITUALITY
PSYCHOLOGY
EDUCATION


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Educational crossword Clues ....Thematic crosswords!

(Posted sometimes back in http://creativityinedu.wordpress.com/......... my other blog )

A FEW CROSSWORD CLUES ….FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION….


1. A ‘crazy’ ten to catch……….NET
2. A slangy professional carrying a heavy weight is charged positively….PROTON
3. A river…or something in a garden….FLOWER
4. ‘endless’ FEW ,hard metal…… FE is for IRON
5. It turns red or blue in testing conditions….LITMUS


More: (with explanations)
1. A HEARTLESS CEO is very dangerous……….now ‘heartless’ on surface means cruel….but if you are out of box….then heartless CEO could mean CO ….as ‘E’ is the heart of the word CEO…..
….so the answer would be CO….or…carbon monoxide….which is a dangerous gas !

2. SAG strangely….and it is formless….
'strangely’ is a clue….that means SAG has to be rearranged……to become GAS………which is formless……

3. RIM in a way…..is a diagnostic test….
this one is quite simple….RIM in a way is MRI ; Magnetic Resonance Indexing….which is a diagnostic test !

4. mad STREEX puts pressure
….now one has not only to be out of box….but grammatically correct as well !
….so ‘mad’ STREEX is EXERTS…..which is…..puts pressure !

5. diamond essentially is a tail-less bond…after car !
….a tail-less bond is bon……as ‘d’ is the tail….. after car….bon would be….
Carbon !!!
…………more soon !

CROSSWORDS KEEP YOU YOUNG !

IT IS TRUE !

Check with your doctor....but he should be the one who knows ...!!!.....not merely a prescription writer !

"How can crosswords keep me young?".... This is a question that is often asked by people who do not do crosswords ! ( obviously)

.....do you know that that when initially New Generation is with YOU......it is YOUNG !

( did you figure it out ...?) Initially is a clue that implies that the first letters of NEW & GENERATION are with YOU...........

....you've got it....... YOU...N ....G is YOUNG !


....and do you know that TRUTH is a kind of 'kindness' following the fountain of THOUGHTS

kind of kindness....is RUTH and the 'fountain' of thoughts is its first letter...... (T)

....Keep smiling !!!

with love.....'bhaskarbenjamin'

THEMATIC CROSSWORDS !

I shall try and give you....as I have done ....so far.... in the last few days....

..... an introduction to thematic crosswords :

CLUING FOR:
SPORTS CROSSWORDS
MANAGEMENT CROSSWORDS
PSYCHOLOGIC CROSSWORDS
EDUCATIONAL CROSSWORDS
SPIRITUAL CROSSWORDS
etc...etc......


My focus....as usual....would be on understanding the cluing ....the trick part....and also in giving you ....the pleasure of right brain creativity .....as well as left brain analytical/intelligent thrill......

....before signing off for today....here are two examples :

SPIRITUAL CROSSWORD CLUING......

REPRAY properly and your wishes shall be granted by this ( 6 letters)

REPRAY....properly implies.....rearranging the word 'repray'......and the answer is...
PRAYER..........and by praying your wishes can be granted !!!


PSYCHOLOGIC CROSSWORD CLUING ....

The last of money earns desires !....(6 letters)

....the 'last' of money is the letter 'y' and earns with a 'y' is YEARNS.......and the literal meaning of 'desires'...... is yearns !!!

Hope you've got the funda ?

CROSSWORD CLUING

SOLVING CROSS WORD CLUES IS A RIGHT BRAIN CREATIVITY EXERCISE

Take an example:

The clue says : "metal press to de crease".....(4 lettered)

The surface meaning can be......it is a kind of machine to reduce something.....or that the metal press reduces/decreases....

But if you think in a non linear fashion.....it is a 'press' to de crease....or to remove the crease.....and the word 'metal' is the straight meaning of the word......

...so the word is IRON.....which is also called a press.

Another example :

Clue says....A cabin for this cat !....(3 lettered)

This one is quite simple......UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.........and the cat here is TOM........
......so the answer is TOM

Third clue:UNDERSTAND CD SIREN DIFFERENTLY ... (7 lettered)

This is nearly cryptic.....

'differently' here is an indication that 'c d siren' has to be rearranged.....
....and 'understand' is the straight meaning of the word

.....the answer is DISCERN.....which means...to understand
....and it is rearranged 'c d siren' !

We can see how crossword solving takes into account your linear knowledge (Left Brain dominated knowledge) as well as your imaginative brilliance (Right Brain oriented)

So if someone says "PAN'S COMPANION IS VERY ADDICTIVE"
What he means is "POT"

.....and THREE TREES IN SPAIN WITHOUT DIRECTIONS......
means "TRE"

(E&S are directions removed from the word TREES....and TRE is three in Spain !)