How long does it take for you to do a crossword puzzle, if you finish?

How long? Well, that all depends: 1. How big or small is the crosswords puzzle? 2. How easy or difficult? 3. Is it a cryptic puzzle? 4. If it is cryptic, is it by a familiar compiler? I gave up doing ordinary crossword puzzles years ago because they are too easy. Now I LOVE doing cryptic puzzles. I used to buy a monthly paperback of cryptics, but once I became familiar with the way the compiler's mind works, they became too easy. I enjoy doing the London Times cryptics. I prefer to work on cryptics by different compilers, so familiarity doesn't make them too easy. I work in ink and they don't take very long - not long enough.

Hi musicxrules, I love doing crossword puzzles. I really started enjoying them when I could actually finish one! But it really does depend on the difficulty level. I normally do the crossword puzzle we have in our daily newspaper. It usually takes more than hour (stopping to do other stuff). I don't always finish but come close (a couple of words missing). My sister and I work on the Sunday newspaper puzzle together and it takes us all week (until the following Sunday and we check our answers). Those puzzles are very hard! But once we finish them it provides an amazing sense of accomplishment!

I'm not really fond of crossword puzzles. But when I do, it depends on the difficulty. If it's easy, then I can do that in less than 30minutes, but if it's tough then I'd probably not be able to finish them. I couldn't really finish any of the newspaper crossword puzzles, it's just beyond my capacity hehe.. I could do sodoku better than crossword puzzles.

if the puzzel iterested me then I would continue otherwize if it is hard I usually maybe get half way.