When the whole puzzle is puns (Crosswords)

These crosswords came from Dictionary.com, as strange as it sounds. Check it out: www.dictionary...
This came from my livestream on August 12th, 2021. Follow me to catch me live every weekday from 11AM-4PM: / northernlion
Little known fact -- I love crossword puzzles! They're kind of like trivia questions plus words, which are two of the only things I am half decent at. Check it out!

[@Crystal_959]

Watching NL is such a confusing rollercoaster because you know he's smarter and better at this than you, but there's always one part he just completely misses that has you absolutely fuming

[@viking8796]

Figured out kowtowed and waited patiently for NL to figure it out too. That's my one time I had it earlier that him. XD

[@gurgy3]

When he was reading the across clue, obviously Mona Lisa but was trying to fill in the down. Aaarrgggh!

[@thebusinessgoat]

This is why Baba is You sits in my steam library with a few hours of gameplay. He didn't solve a puzzle in time and it made me so angry I bought the game to do it myself... but I couldn't get to that level because it's too difficult.

[@ZonieMusic]

Yeah, it was PEEVE, RAVE, and DAB AT for me when he first encountered them. He got them eventually tho!

[@Lsano32]

For me it was reel and yea I was arguing to my screen when he didn’t see it lol

[@Shoxec]

the mona lisa bit is just great

[@FreshMattizl]

was it a bit though?

[@gawamba]

@@FreshMattizl i dont think it is

[@HackionSTx]

What is this pfp? It's very Shoxic

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

He thought it was down but it was across.

[@Techn1colour]

NL joking that a masked hockey position could be "netboy" freaking sent me.

[@isaacwalters747]

"Child such as Oliver Twist" My brain: orphan??

[@viking8796]

I went with urchin. XD

[@andreicezarrusu4616]

I thought it was a WEEB !!

[@JensDeBrabanter]

I don't know why i love to see someone fill in a crossword puzzle, but I do.

[@derekw9724]

Such a satisfying mass of letters

[@viking8796]

It's the journey of the struggle to figure and suss every word out, and the satisfaction of a board completely filled out.

[@luannesbestfriend7]

It'd be less satisfying if he wasn't so good at them. And he also keeps you captivated by missing a few along the way.

[@rodion1056]

"Negative Responses" is clearly supposed to be "-2s"

[@K0nomi]

im out of the loop, was the +2 -2 thing from jerma just inherited by NL's fanbase?

[@NoahRigden]

@@K0nomi yeah, started with jerma and NL stole it like a psycho >:(

[@K0nomi]

@@NoahRigden PSYCHO BALD streamer STEALS another streamer's ENTIRE BEING

[@comma_thingy]

@@K0nomi The true chad recognises TF2s dominance over the +2 market

[@kmb1800]

finding out nl doesn't know the word obsequious gave me a weird sense of superiority

[@Jack-dk7uu]

‘Aver’ too, surprised me tbh

[@HackionSTx]

Can you obsequiously explain the meaning of the word for me?

[@_-_-Sipita-_-_]

I'm an non native english speaker and when I encounter crosswords I'm fkin doomed I don't know anything. There is always new words and references I never get.

[@darntootin897]

@@HackionSTx submissively

[@ellepalmer]

i thought i was the only one

[@michaelstevens5467]

Joulevolt's got me pogging up

[@viniciuscavequi4652]

freaking watthertz was so funny

[@akk1yyy381]

can you tell me why that was the answer? Still unable to get it

[@viniciuscavequi4652]

@@akk1yyy381 it's supposed to sound like "what hurts?" and "jewel vault" but the theme of the puzzle is energy metrics

[@akk1yyy381]

@@viniciuscavequi4652 aaah that makes sense I got vault but couldn't get "jewel" That's really clever Thanks!

[@shinichigojir12]

Where does it say the theme is energy metrics?

[@lachguin]

Crosswords is peak NL content. Lovin’ it

[@Northernlion]

Thank you :)

[@viking8796]

I have never heard the phrase "Go West, young man" as a form of advice. Very impressed that NL figured that one out, I would never in a million years get it.

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

It's a movie reference, I think. I knew it from a Pokemon episode title from the first season "Go West, Young Ash"

[@Plebasaurus5179]

It’s referring to the Manifest destiny, where Americans believed it was their god given duty to expand to the west

[@louisesuth8141]

and a village people song. . .always follow their advice

[@La_sagne]

invest is much much better

[@audentia617]

I also ignore the theme, but NL's got me doing crosswords every day now.

[@bellahynniman5563]

Same here lol

[@bobbypetrelli6844]

Same. This was the first one I had done before he got to it.

[@ethanryan6161]

"Virginia Peel - is that a reel thing?" NL, 2021

[@pintpullinggeek]

Yeah, that hurt.

[@bluji1250]

And a 'student at Sorbonne' is of course the word in French - ELEVE.

[@Northernlion]

what about etudient?

[@Fachewachewa]

@@Northernlion Excuse me that's "étudiant". Both mean student, but élève is the general term, while étudiant is usually used for universities.... and of course the Sorbonne is a university so.. yeah

[@jammywalter0713]

“Very good review… Never seen one” gotta be my favourite part of the video

[@ArenDsiire]

These crossword vids are peak interactivity! I can go to the website and do the puzzle for myself, then when I get frustrated come back here and watch NL work through it. Love it, 10/10

[@wulfywulfynrir1296]

I'm pretty sure I've only heard the word "aver" exactly once in my life - "As coroner I must aver/I've thoroughly examined her. And she is not just merely dead, she is really most sincerely dead!"

[@anologovids]

So distraught I didn't get to hear NL's Davinky Twin "Mona Lisa."

[@SuperKnogga]

I decided to try myself at some of these, this was the first one i did and it took me more than an hour. Huge respect for the speed.

[@Untracker]

It also takes me about an hour on average but this one I gave up on. It was a hard puzzle! Kudos for completing it.

[@jwi1085]

Really? I thought he was rather slow on most of that

[@LordRahl0]

Him saying Danglish is helping him out, and me thinking of Denglish (Englishfication of German words, or when germans try to speak english, denglish) makes me hella confused as to why a canadian would speak the german and english mix language

[@ExtremeBirdTypography]

I'm glad he got stumped on some of the same ones as I did (and also had no idea about aver or reel) but Simpson Lisa was going to kill me.

[@bearfangmedia]

The amount of times I shouted kowtowed to an empty room...

[@Yeepzor]

Man joulevolt and watthertz was a good one.

[@Memiaye]

I like how NL connects Mel Blanc to the voice of RoadRunner instead of Bugs Bunny hahha

[@dylanon3k]

69 Across: An exclamation of happiness and excitement P _ G

[@maninham1]

PEG

[@schezo8678]

@@maninham1 based

[@secondsolstice8695]

If you think about it a PUG is probably an exclamation of excitement on its own

[@oraletsnorter]

you could put any letter in there and it would work

[@Ivan-fy3pr]

@@oraletsnorter PRG?

[@sinanalpsu1562]

Never heard of either "aver" or "Virginia reel" so that last part took me like 20 minutes and made me want to scream at the writers but not really since they're doing their best but still.

[@danblew3030]

Aver is fairly common

[@junkitself]

I can thank roller coster tycoon for my knowledge of the virginia reel

[@JesusRodriguez-rs8jq]

I figured it out easily. There's so many that are obvious that make me wanna punch something

[@Ben_R4mZ]

A reel is a classic folk song, Especially traditional Irish step-dance and in the Bluegrass tradition a reel is a fast song that you would dance to.

[@xaytana]

I like this content, it's easy to have as background noise, it's easy to play along with, it's like Cracking the Cryptic except less brain cells and focus are required. Hopefully the easy puzzle game trend continues.

[@owenkrahwinkel1051]

Boy I sure do hope NL doesn't get cross with this puzzle

[@gingersndragons]

the mona lisa clue had me dying. "monas lisa?"

[@ROBbippbop]

I can watch NL watch paint dry and still be entertained. my man.

[@jorgecorrea2762]

It's the first time I'm watching those kinds of videos. It's nice to see your thought processes and reactions on those. Unfornately, I only attempted and got "Mona" and "Myth" right. Tho, I'm very sure that I wouldn't have known the answer for that level of crosswords even in my mother language.

[@victorhugo9839]

Thanks NL, english is my second language and this really helps me expand my vocabulary, as well as keeping me entretained

[@charlsreyn]

NL referring to Mel Blanc as the guy who voiced the Roadrunner out of all characters when the dude voiced like every iconic Looney Tunes characters is insane to me

[@KR-bu7dk]

I could watch my grandfather play jeopardy, crosswords, and talk at length about movie trivia, but somehow, this feels better.

[@greedlings]

Take a drink everytime nl looks down for an across and vice reversa

[@funmaster5249]

I have absolutely no explination as to why this is so fun to watch.

[@MechanicalGeneration]

Love this content; NL's breadth of knowledge is fun to watch.

[@huntermoss4587]

It's a lot easier to watch someone do a crossword than to do it yourself, but seeing him not know some that seem obvious is fuming

[@Untracker]

I look forward to the crossword videos, my only issue is the fact that they’re not uploaded daily. Great content NL.

[@lilianatenorio4813]

You not getting Hen immediately is making me scream at my phone screen lmao

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

Awesome content, as always! Trivia stuff is always fun to listen to

[@daddyssauce2639]

Northernlion is like your cool high school teacher who runs a youtube channel on the side

[@JadseyBH]

Lol i used to watch your banished content like 5 years ago and you just popped up on my recommended. Nice to see ya again!

[@Ashes94]

First time watching you, but I love your crosswords, Ive never even done crosswords myself before

[@benben9794]

“32 down blank Lisa” I litterally slapped myself so hard I knocked myself out...

[@chefcabbage]

I dig your crosswords, dude. I have a Masters in English and can solve maybe 25% of those clues. I love the challenge. Thanks.

[@robw1571]

Watching NL always mix the across clue with the down clue kills me :P

[@xtremegaming1232]

Watching these crosswords is even crazier when you complete them before the video

[@evandevey917]

I never thought watching someone do a crossword would be as entertaining as this

[@butterdubs2267]

This has absolutely no business being as entertaining as it is

[@mvemjsunp8]

Nothing makes me yell at my screen quite like these crossword videos

[@geostorm8192]

I just watched this guy solve a crosswords puzzle for 25 minutes straight and I have no regrets

[@TheRausing1]

absolutely LOVE watching you solve crosswords. You’re really good, at least compared to me.

[@eemeli8781]

I’m actually addicted to this

[@natemoyer335]

"BNOTNUTLONG"

[@mikeskoots5951]

Hands down, my favorite new series

[@livedandletdie]

Me: Holds up Across and Down pictures... Can you tell these apart? NL: They're the same pic...

[@TheLucks23]

Did this one and it took a long time as well so seeing Enelle also have trouble with it has renewed my confidence

[@obtuse947]

“Young man, invest!”

[@jacobmenard5484]

This is S tier content if ive ever seen it

[@saxophoneguy]

bro it amazes me how youre able to do this but i love it

[@Mrskateboarderboy]

I love these crosswords nl plz keep doing them. Love your content.

[@Anvilfolk]

Haven't laughed this hard at a YT video in a long time. This and chess is my favorite content :)

[@damienp7640]

Love this content so much, please make this a daily upload thing 🥺🙏🏻

[@rileyknight2988]

Haven't yelled this much at my screen since Baba is You

[@DjCriso]

Love these videos, please do more!

[@roastghost901]

I love squares! I highly recommend sudoku as well.

[@VladTheInhaler..]

“Jerry’s neighbor on Seinfeld..” *types Elaine* 🤦‍♂️ you know the show enough to know Elaine and you get that wrong

[@gammafighter]

Oh this man is going to get cyberbullied.

[@Nosirrbro]

The moment he said “itchy skin cause: eczema” I got an ad for moisturizing skin cream

[@dominiclohry1782]

joulevolt was a really neat clue/answer :)

[@amyworrall9246]

There is a Davenport in England, it’s a suburb of Stockport. But Stopfordian would not fit!

[@benjaminnewell5214]

the most pogged content

[@Nick-cy5ch]

Lovin the crossword content!

[@danialyousaf6456]

A certain eldtritch being would love this crossword puzzle

[@brunzmeflugen]

Idk if my mind is playing tricks on me but I swear these crosswords use the same words over and over. I feel like I've seen "esp" a million times now.

[@auldfouter8661]

Aver and hen were painful, like the pronunciation of obsequiously - but he knows such a lot of stuff ! Kowtowing is to bow until your forehead touches the ground- from China.

[@trussmedaddy3522]

they’ve turned the weans against us hahahaha

[@paulsantagate822]

Now this is some quality content

[@samgomez9942]

7:20 "all I can think of is a Virginia Peel. Is that a REEL thing?"

[@LeeDee5]

This is the best content on youtube.

[@HuragokSlayer]

WHERE HAS THIS MAN HEARD OF A ""FRACAS"""

[@collinr4911]

"No idea what an "eleve" is" took french...

[@twonkythechicken]

BNOTNUTLONG - Northernlion 2021

[@KipomoVideos]

Danglish coming in clutch

[@nataistu4759]

I do crossword now because of you NL

[@thomasagen9922]

Best series by far lol

[@lynxerax7011]

by god, you going ''monas lisas'' at the mona lisa part, and not getting it. I love ya egg, but that drove me insane

[@keeganriley5249]

Love the content, is there perhaps a dark mode for the crossword?

[@andrewtapio7675]

Lets go crossword puzzle!

[@justrightgaming3333]

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only person who thought crib play thing was a mobile (which is the correct answer IMO)

[@andrewp6738]

obsequiously fits perfectly into NL's vocab wth

[@RickTheEpic1]

I love the crossword, I love the series and I love you sir. But I will do anything you need or whatever it takes for you to turn down the clicking/typing sound.

[@-.__]

It hurts so much

[@rag724]

That eleve one is really hard if you don't know any french.

[@mrvolts9262]

hot cross puns joke before i watch the video

[@Bruh-ff2tw]

I was today years old when I learned that NL played eu4

[@porkchopkills6185]

NL could watch paint dry and i’d be there to watch

[@derekw9724]

Nice vid! My mind feels sharpened

[@welpting829]

Ina would be proud