Puzzles

One part of my week that I look forward to is when my Dad gets the latest TV guide. Not because I ever look at it, or watch much TV, no. But he likes to do the puzzles. Puzzles that take the form of a crossword. Once the crossword is complete you take the letters from the highlighted squares and rearrange them to answer one final clue. And invariably he comes to me seeking the last couple of missing letters he needs, or to solve the anagram because, not only am I good at anagrams but I invariably soak up information without realising it (such as knowing Nina Wadia plays a character in Eastenders. I've never watched the show, but I know her name and knew it fitted the letter pattern available). It's just a shame it tends to be over too quickly. Today's went a little like this.

Me: Nina Wadia. Your last letter's an A.
Dad: Ok so we have sixteen letters. It's a Tv presenter, 7, 9.
(He shows me the letters)
(Two seconds pass)
Me: Claudia Winkleman.
Dad: Well done!

Sometimes it's nice to be useful, even in a useless way. You know?