{"id":1931,"date":"2011-12-29T14:58:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T19:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2011-12-29T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T19:58:57","slug":"thursday-treat-a-powershell-word-find-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/1931\/thursday-treat-a-powershell-word-find-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Treat &#8211; A PowerShell Word Find Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now for something completely different but hopefully a little fun. I'm a big fan of word games and puzzles. Tim Bolton has assembled a few PowerShell themed crosswords, which you can find on his <a href=\"http:\/\/timbolton.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>. 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