Today's mostly-random question

[eveglass]

Using dictionaries and/or online resources to solve crossword puzzles: necessity or sign of weakness?

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Crosswords

[elainerg.livejournal.com]

If you have finished as much as you are able to without "help", anything you use after that I consider new learning which keeps the brain sharp (especially on Saturday). Sometimes getting only one word of "help" lets me finish a whole section. I use crossword books,/atlases or direct on-line research, then Rex Parker or Donaldsblog for the finished puzzle. Checking the completed puzzle also helps figure out the way puzzle-makers and Will Shortz (the editor) play with the clues and answers.