It's also OK to use an Internet search or an online or paper dictionary. Or, for a little more help, use the Reveal button to fill in a letter, word, or the entire puzzle for you. By using the Check button to verify a particular letter or word, or even the entire puzzle.

It's completely OK to 'get help' in any way you like.

So try erasing or deleting one or more answers that you may be 'less than sure' of, and take another look at the area with the answers you've just removed.

It's possible that you have one or more incorrect answers filled in.

Many people find that this break gives them a 'fresh look' at it, and they're able to come up with answers that didn't occur to them before.

Take a short break, and return to the puzzle in a few minutes.

If you've written in all the answers that you can and some blank squares still remain, here are three proven ways to get you to the finish line: If you're unable to fill in any answers in the area you're working in, look for another clue you're sure of elsewhere in the crossword and begin the process again. Your solving will be smoother and easier if you are able to concentrate on one area of the puzzle at a time, with each new answer you write connected to answers you've already filled in. It's much easier to think of the answer once you have one or more extra hints from the letters in those crossing words.

The clues to look at next are the ones that cross any of the answers that you've already filled in. So review the clue list carefully until you find one that you have no doubt is correct, and fill that one in first. But remember that any Penny Dell Crossword will likely have at least several clues that you'll know the answers to right away. Of course, people's vocabulary and knowledge differ anyway.

This may be the very first clue in the puzzle (1 Across), but a crossword's first clue isn't necessarily a very easy one. The first answer you should write in a crossword should always be one whose clue you are absolutely sure of.

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