1. Memory loss was the worst aspect, the fact that he was unable to complete a crossword puzzle in ten minutes as he once could troubled him. BNC
2. I do not believe, though many readers are convinced of it, that this is what finally attracts them, otherwise they might just as well do a crossword puzzle. BNC
3. He read the leading articles in less than five minutes, noticed the news of a friend's death, and then settled down to solve a crossword puzzle in the Daily Telegraph, which he finished just as we steamed into Baker Street. BNC