Word or number games and puzzles, reading, writing creatively and analytically, or conversation may be the best methods for keeping the mind sharp. Use it or lose it applies to memory. And crossword puzzle design or solving is one excellent way to begin to sharpen and focus as well as stay creative and analytical. Solve these puzzles to enhance your memory at any age. Or design your own puzzles based on your interest in a specific subject area or using general knowledge. Try your hand at humorous puzzles or puzzles on one subject such as medical terminology, anthropology, genetics, people and places, foods, cities of the world, cultures, folklore, or your special interest area. However you design and/or solve numerous crossword puzzles, you'll learn one more way to enhance memory and creative expression. The puzzles are in both standard newspaper style in freeform word fashion. Build puzzles from your own word list or from a variety of affordable puzzle-generating software with built-in word lists, searches, and dictionaries. Solving or designing word puzzles enhances your memory, helps to stimulate your brain to build new neurons and other connections, and helps you to exercise your verbal skills.