Exploring Crossword

Exploring Crossword

Osher Online | Registration closed 9/13/2024

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States
Online Through Zoom
Open to Current OLLI Members ONLY!
Thursday, October 17, 2024-Thursday, November 21, 2024
4:00 PM-5:30 PM on Th
$65.00

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Exploring Crossword

Osher Online | Registration closed 9/13/2024

Would you like to better understand crosswords, have greater success in completing them, increase your enjoyment of the process, and impress your friends as a cruciverbalist? Besides being fun, crosswords have been shown to improve cognitive reserve and mental flexibility. We will introduce other benefits of solving puzzles and explore the highlights of crossword history and culture. We will learn about different types of crosswords, discuss solving strategies and techniques, explore online sources and applications, and introduce the process of constructing crosswords. During each session, we will also solve and discuss crosswords as a group to improve our skills.

(Current OLLI Members Only)

  • Class schedule: Live lectures will take place on Thursdays, 10/17/24 - 11/21/24 (6) from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZOOM 

    • Live Lecture 1   Thursday, 10/17/24
    • Live Lecture 2   Thursday, 10/24/24
    • Live Lecture 3   Thursday, 10/31/24
    • Live Lecture 4   Thursday, 11/7/24
    • Live Lecture 5   Thursday, 11/14/24
    • Live Lecture 6   Thursday, 11/21/24
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    As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu.  The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website.

Weyer, Steve
Steve Weyer

Steve Weyer has been a cruciverbalist (crossword aficionado) since the 1990s. In 2002, he developed CrozzWord, a mobile app for crossword solving. Since 2010, he has been teaching crossword and other courses at the OLLI at Southern Oregon University. He also constructs crosswords for Jackson County Libraries and other
organizations and publications. His first New York Times crossword debuted in November 2023. Weyer's crosswords appear weekly in Ashland.news and on his web site.