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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
5.0
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
@johngreen You should not be. It is a great book. Was recently in Amsterdam and walked some of the scenes with your huge fan, my youngest daughter. Loved hearing from you and meeting you at Kenyon. [source]
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
4.7
No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding unnecessary human contact, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.
But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen, the three rescue one another from the lives of isolation that they had been living. Ultimately, it is Raymond’s big heart that will help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one. If she does, she'll learn that she, too, is capable of finding friendship—and even love—after all.
Smart, warm, uplifting, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes. . .
the only way to survive is to open your heart.
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Recommended by Twinkle Khanna.
Twinkle Khanna
Eleanor is awkward, funny, an alcoholic and clearly not fine. A great book for someone who wants to get over a reading slump. Loved it! #mustread #eleanoroliphantiscompletelyfine #TweakIt https://t.co/fVQu4sYhSi [source]
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The New York Times Monday Crossword Puzzle Omnibus: 200 Solvable Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
. The New York Times
4.6
Serious solvers know that the puzzles in "The New York Times" get harder as the week goes on. From an easy Monday to a downright difficult Friday puzzle, this brand new collection is sure to challenge you with every passing day. See how far you can get! *50 daily size puzzles *First appearance of these puzzles in book form *Covered spiral binding
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USA TODAY Crossword: 200 Puzzles from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper
USA TODAY
4.5
The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums.
"You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary."—Maki Kaji, The Japanese Times
Boasting an average of 60 word clues, each game is centered on themes such as Letters to Rome, Tax Credits, Opposites Attract, and more.
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
4.5
This is a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes.
Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn't just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?
My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a powerful answer to that question. Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world, Moshfegh shows us how reasonable, even necessary, alienation can be
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Recommended by Ben Collins, Claire Diaz Ortiz, and Lauren Mechling.
Ben Collins
Favorite book of the decade. https://t.co/CRcfp9f6Sq [source]
The friendship in it is very sweet, actually: it’s about two women, one of whom doesn’t have a name, and her best friend, Reva. They’re both brilliant comic characters, but Reva really lived on with me. Ottessa Moshfegh has this ability to say so much with little spiky details that linger. [source]
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Simon Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #18
John M. Samson
4.5
Sharpen your pencils—unless you dare to use a pen. The classic, bestselling crossword puzzle series returns with 300 new, never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-sized brain breakers.
In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Crossword Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher’s first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.
Today, more than 90 years later, Simon & Schuster’s legendary crossword puzzle book series continues with a brand-new collection of 300 crosswords, which offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #18 is designed with convenience in mind, featuring perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on the go.
This new super-sized book will delight existing fans and challenge new puzzle enthusiasts as they discover this timeless and unique collection of puzzles.
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Simon Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #19
John M. Samson
4.5
Simon & Schuster celebrates ninety-five years of crossword puzzle excellence with 300 new, never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-sized brain breakers. Sharpen your pencils—unless you dare to use a pen.
In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher’s first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.
Today, 95 years later, Simon & Schuster’s legendary crossword puzzle legacy continues with a brand-new collection of 300 crosswords, which offer hours of challenging fun for puzzle solvers of every level. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #19 is designed with convenience in mind and features perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on-the-go.
With its timeless and unique collection of puzzles, this super-sized book is sure to delight long-time puzzle stalwarts and new enthusiasts alike.
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The New York Times Ultimate Crossword Omnibus: 1,001 Puzzles from The New York Times
The New York Times
4.5
America's Favorite: The New York Times Crosswords
The biggest book of crossword puzzles-ever! From The New York Times, the gold standard of crossword puzzles, comes this new collection containing a stunning 1,001 puzzles of all levels of difficulty, enough for even the most determined crossword fanatic.
Old fans and new alike will find that the puzzles within are sure to excite, delight, confound, amaze, amuse and enlighten. So lay in a supply of food, unplug the phone, bar the door and get ready to dive into the biggest collection of New York Times crosswords that has ever been published.
- Over three years' worth of puzzles from Monday to Saturday editions of The New York Times - Edited and with an introduction by legendary Times crossword editor Will Shortz
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Funster Crossword Puzzle Book for Adults: 101 Large-Print Easy Puzzles
Charles Timmerman
4.4
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The New York Times Supersized Book of Sunday Crosswords: 500 Puzzles
The New York Times
4.4
500 puzzles; the biggest collection of Sunday crosswords (the Times' most popular) EVER. Everything about the New York Times Supersized Book of Sunday Crosswords is, well, supersized. At one hour per puzzle (that's pretty fast!), eight hours of solving per day, it would still take two months of solid solving to finish this book.
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Sleepy Sunday Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.4
Sunday is fun day with these 72 medium-difficulty puzzles, featuring fun facts in the answer section.
If you’ve got a sharp pencil and a sharp mind, you’ll love solving these super Sunday-sized crosswords. Originally appearing in the Long Island newspaper Newsday, they were crafted by an all-star lineup of constructors and edited by puzzle expert Stanley Newman. Each puzzle features a fabulous theme—including Dickens, Frosty the Snowman, the Chinese zodiac, and US presidents—and every clue has been vetted for accuracy. Fun facts in the back of the book shed light on select answers.
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Simon Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #6
John M. Samson
4.4
ACROSS OR DOWN, THE BEST CROSSWORDS AROUND! WITH 300 BRAND-NEW PUZZLES TO SOLVE
In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher's first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.
Today, more than eighty years later, Simon & Schuster's legendary crossword puzzle book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Thursday to Sunday-size brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.
With hundreds of puzzles in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book will test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.
Can you avoid turning to the answer key? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!
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100 Large-Print Crossword Puzzles: Easy Puzzles to Entertain Your Brain
Chris King
4.3
For crossword puzzlers looking to challenge their brain, not their eyes
Entertain your brain and test your trivia knowledge with 100 puzzles that offer the perfect mix of challenge and relaxation. Each puzzle in 100 Large-Print Crossword Puzzles will sharpen your skills, exercise your mind, and unwind your stress―but never strain your eyes!
Whether you’re new to crossword puzzles or already a pro, these puzzles will keep your brain active and improve your spelling recall while you relax and have fun. With each puzzle centered on an original theme, this collection of easy to read puzzles will have you captivated for hours!
Clever clues―Diverse clues like “‘Michelle’ drummer,” “Moved like molasses,” and “Spain’s peninsula” will gently pull your brain in every direction. No defeat―Avoid frustration with no obscure, near-impossible clues that lead to “crossword dead ends.” Easy to use―This book’s large size helps it stay open so you can fill in the crossword puzzles effortlessly. It’s time to exercise your brain and have some fun with 100 stimulating crossword puzzles.
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Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
Patricia Fox-Sheidwold
4.3
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The Dell Big Book of Crosswords and Pencil Puzzles
Kathleen Rafferty
4.3
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EASY-TO-READ CROSSWORD PUZZLES FOR ADULTS: LARGE-PRINT, MEDIUM-LEVEL PUZZLES THAT ENTERTAIN AND CHALLENGE
Jenny Patterson
4.3
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Learn How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords: A Course for Beginners
Henry Howarth
4.3
This A4 book teaches beginners how to solve cryptic crosswords. It starts with the simplest ideas and easiest types of cryptic clue, and gradually builds to the advanced aspects of clue solving. This approach makes learning easier. Written explanations are supported by diagrams, each topic is followed by exercises to reinforce the key learning points, and every chapter ends with practice puzzles to consolidate skill development. The book will provide you with a comprehensive, structured learning route to an enjoyable and stimulating pastime.
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F is for FART: A rhyming ABC children's book about farting animals
J. Heitsch
4.3
This is a book about farts. Yes, farts. It's also about ABCs, rhymes, and animals - but it's mostly about farts, and making you and your loved ones laugh about farts. Each letter stands for an animal and is accompanied by a rhyme, which are all short and stinky - much like farts are stinky. We hope you think this book stinks in all the right ways.
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Three-Day Weekend Crosswords
Leslie Billig
4.3
Put aside some spare time and enjoy solving some Sunday/weekend-sized puzzles! If you've got a sharp pencil, a sharp mind, and quality time, you will love delving into these super-sized weekend crosswords, adapted from The Uptown Puzzle Club.
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Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8)
Sandy Balfour
4.3
Think Word Freak with international flair. A nonfiction Ella Minnow Pea with a built-in book-length puzzle. Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8) will enthrall (or obsess!) anyone interested in words.
Born and raised in South Africa, at age twenty-one journalist Sandy Balfour went into exile and began traveling the world. While hitchhiking through Nairobi, Cairo, and Moscow, before settling in England, he was introduced to a hobby that has ensnared millions of cognoscenti: the cryptic crossword.
Cryptics offer the ultimate linguistic challenge-leagues beyond Scrabble, more eloquent than The New York Times puzzle. For Balfour, they became both a personal obsession and a way to understand something of himself and his new adopted homeland. Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8) weaves the story of Balfour's travels with an insider's account of the pastime called "the world's most remarkable crossword." We meet legendary setters like Araucaria and Bunthorne, learn of great clues such as "Amundsen's forwarding address (4)," and travel the course of Balfour's life from the Ubangi River in the Congo to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, Connecticut.
Peppered with anecdotes that explain the workings of cryptic puzzles while also offering a devilish hidden riddle, this book is a crossword lover's must-have and a deliciously engaging account of an outsider who falls in love with a new place.
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Walk in the Park Sunday Crosswords
Leslie Billig
4.3
If you've got a sharp pencil and a sharp mind, you'll love delving into these Sunday-sized crosswords that originally appeared as a part of the Uptown Puzzle Club series. Crafted by the best constructors in the business and edited by puzzle maven Leslie Billig, each one features a fabulous theme, and every clue has been vetted for accuracy. A fun-facts section sheds additional light on select answers. You don't need to wait for Sunday to enjoy Walk in the Park Sunday Crosswords!
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Simon Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #2
John M. Samson
4.3
The classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!
In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher’s first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.
Today, more than eighty years later, Simon & Schuster’s legendary crossword puzzle book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—these Thursday to Sunday–size brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.
With hundreds of puzzles in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book will test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.
Can you avoid turning to the answer key? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!
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The New York Times Wednesday Crossword Puzzle Omnibus: 200 Medium-Level Puzzles
The New York Times
4.3
The first-ever omnibus of Wednesday crossword puzzles from The New York Times
On the fence? You must be a Wednesday crossword puzzle solver! This great big collection of 200 not-too-easy, not-too-hard crossword puzzles from The New York Times will get you through the midweek slump in no time.
Features:
-200 medium-level Wednesday puzzles -Sturdy size and great value -Puzzles edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
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75 Easy-to-Read Crossword Puzzles: Medium-Level Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain
Chris King
4.2
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The New York Times Best of the Week Series: Monday Crosswords: 50 Easy Puzzles
The New York Times
4.2
Everybody loves easy Monday crosswords and solving is even easier now with this new big, spiral-bound series!
Features: - Fifty of the Times’s Monday crosswords, their easiest of the week - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy spine-out shelving.
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Merl Reagle's 100th Anniversary Crossword Book
Merl Reagle and Jim Borgman
4.2
Celebrating the centennial of the beloved crossword puzzle, this new volume features lighthearted and highly entertaining brain teasers from the acclaimed, award-winning puzzlemaker Merl Reagle, who has a national following from his Sunday puzzle’s weekly appearance in more than 50 newspapers nationwide. Illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jim Borgman add humor and character to this anniversary keepsake, a collector’s item for ardent and casual solvers alike.
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The New York Times Sunday Crossword Omnibus: 200 World-Famous Sunday Puzzles from the Pages of the New York Times
New York Times
4.2
The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!
The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.
- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles - Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes - Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors
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The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume 14: 200 Solvable Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
The New York Times
4.2
200 of the easiest New York Times crossword puzzles, perfect for beginners!
Why stress out when you could take it easy? Here's another great big volume of easy breezy New York Times crossword puzzles to pass the time. Like its popular predecessors, this collection features:
- 200 Monday and Tuesday puzzles - The easiest crosswords published in The New York Times - Big grids for easy solving
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The Agatha Christie Crossword Puzzle Book
Randall Toye
4.2
Challenge your detective powers with forty-four intriguing and ingenious crossword puzzles based on Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.
Was it destiny—or something infinitely more sinister? Hercule Poirot might have said it was bound to happen—the worlds’ most popular mystery author and the world’s most popular pastime have finally joined forces in The Agatha Christie Crossword Puzzle Book. Clues are drawn from many different areas of the Christie corpus, including names and descriptions of characters, places, and things—such as victims and witnesses, houses and villages, murder weapons, and jewels.
Test your professional skills on traditional crosswords of both standard American and British cryptic types, and find out just how well you know Dame Agatha’s good works. Your knowledge of critical, yet completely and honestly chosen details can mean triumphant success or deadly failure in solving puzzles based on mysteries such as Murder on the Orient Express or Elephants Can Remember. Devotees of word games will also be delighted to discover the amazing Double Crostic (often called the highest form of the art); a mammoth Agatha Christie Title Hunt; Harley Quin and Parker Pyne Word Finds; a Hercule Poirot Cypher; a Miss Marple Kriss-Kross; a Miss Marple Quotefall; and a mysterious Poisoners Word Grid and Match-up. But don’t worry, we won’t keep you hanging—answers are provided at the back of the book in case of dire need.
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The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles Volume 18: 50 Monday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
The New York Times, Will Shortz
4.2
Volume eighteen in the Will Shortz-edited New York Times Easy Crosswords series contains:
- Fifty of the Times’s easy crosswords - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy spine-out shelving
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The New York Times Best of the Week Series: Tuesday Crosswords: 50 Easy Puzzles
The New York Times
4.2
Tuesday puzzles are fun and easy and now they’re even easier to solve in this series with big, spiral-bound covers.
Features: - Fifty of the Times’s Tuesday crosswords, their easiest of the week - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy spine-out shelving.
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The Everything Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book, Volume IV: 150 brand-new, quick and easy puzzles
Charles Timmerman
4.2
Easy to read and a cinch to solve!Everything is bigger in "The Everything(R) Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book, Volume IV"--the clues, the numbers, the grids--even the answers! And each of these brand-new crosswords helps you improve your vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills.
With clues ranging from beloved books and classic TV shows to favorite foods and popular vacation spots, these light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break--without having to use a dictionary! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining crosswords.
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The New York Times Sunday Crossword Omnibus Volume 11: 200 World-Famous Sunday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
The New York Times
4.2
It's the biggest crossword series around: New York Times crosswords editor Will Shortz's gigantic Sunday puzzles in an omnibus-size volume that guarantees hours of head-scratching and entertainment for all puzzlers.
Features:
- Convenience and value with 200 puzzles in a single volume - Contemporary themed puzzles more than 50% bigger than the weekday puzzle - Fun, fresh vocabulary and challenging clues the New York Times Sunday crossword is famous for
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People Celebrity Puzzler Superstars: Word Searches, Crosswords, Second Looks, and More
The Editors of PEOPLE
4.2
First came the Puzzler book. Then came the JUMBO edition. Now, from the same pleasantly-warped puzzle makers at PEOPLE comes the CELEBRITY PUZZLER SUPERBOOK. More than 100 celebrity-based puzzles, including PEOPLE's famous Puzzlers, plus acrostics and word-search challengers and more. Hone your pencil, sharpen your wits, breathe deep and go!
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Weekend Retreat Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.2
Weekends are the perfect time for long, luxurious solving—and this terrific book of Sunday-sized crosswords will take crossword lovers on a trip to puzzle paradise. Edited by a master, it’s packed with fantastic themes and clues, plus bonus "fun facts" in the answer section. So sharpen your pencil, get settled, and prepare for hours of brain-busting entertainment!
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Simon Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #16
John M. Samson
4.2
Sharpen your pencils! The classic, bestselling crossword series returns, with 300 never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-size puzzles.
Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book back in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the classic crossword series lives on, with a brand-new collection of crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.
Designed with convenience in mind, this mega crossword puzzle book features perforated pages so you can tear out the crosswords individually and work on them when you’re on the go. Samson delights die-hard fans and challenges new puzzle enthusiasts as they work through this timeless and unique collection of entertainment.
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Bed Breakfast Sunday Crosswords
Leslie Billig
4.2
A good night's sleep, a sumptuous breakfast, and a large crossword are a puzzler's idea of the perfect Sunday morning. The third item is right here, in this topnotch selection of Sunday-size puzzles. Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment, and complete with terrific themes and plenty of punny clues, these brain-benders were originally published in The Uptown Puzzle Club and crafted by the best constructors in the business. Puzzle master Leslie Billig edited them all and provides a collection of fun facts about the more imaginative answers.
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101 Fun Crossword Puzzles for Kids: First Children Crossword Puzzle Book for Kids Age 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and for 3rd graders | Kids Crosswords (Easy Word Learning Activities for Kids)
Jennifer L. Trace
4.2
Have Your Child Improve Vocabulary and Critical Thinking Skills Through Fun Crossword Puzzles!
With 101 puzzles, this crossword book provides hours of fun-filled puzzles! It is one of the best ways to educate kids, but at the same time entertain them. Your children will have the opportunity to build vocabulary and improve their spelling.
• Produced and created by professional writers native in the English language • Large puzzles made easy to see with cute picture themes • Three levels starting from easy to hard with bonus challenges at the end • Enhance productivity and improve problem-solving skills • Tons of fun for everyone in the family
Other than the above mentioned points, crossword puzzles for kids also provide numerous health benefits such as reduced stress and relaxation..
Includes a certificate on the back of the book that you can present to your child upon completion.
Order Now and Enjoy One of the Best Crossword Puzzle Books for Kids!
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Pajama Weekend Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.2
Weekends are for staying in pajamas and solving medium-hard, Sunday-sized puzzles!
If you've got a sharp pencil and a sharp mind, you’ll love these 72 super Sunday-sized crosswords. They originally appeared in the Long Island newspaper Newsday, were crafted by an all-star lineup of constructors, and have been edited by puzzle expert Stanley Newman. Each puzzle features a fabulous theme and every clue was vetted for accuracy. Plus, the book contains fun facts that shed light on select answers.
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Chicago Tribune Daily Crossword Puzzles, Volume 6
Wayne Robert Williams
4.2
• 50 daily-size crosswords by constructors from across the United States
• Medium difficulty, middle-of-the-road style puzzles that appeal to a broad range of solvers
• The perfect complement to our popular Chicago Tribune Sunday Crossword Puzzles series
[PuzzleMeter: Medium for Difficulty; Middle of the Road for Style]
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston
4.2
A brilliantly written, funny, honest, inspiring, and downright astonishing report from the line where death meets life which will surely take its place in the annals of classic adventure stories.
One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.
It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to get a break from a winter of solo climbing Colorado's highest and toughest peaks. He'd earned this weekend vacation, and though he met two charming women along the way, by early afternoon he finally found himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world all around him.
It was 2:41 P.M. Eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot canyon, Aron was climbing down off a wedged boulder when the rock suddenly, and terrifyingly, came loose. Before he could get out of the way, the falling stone pinned his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.
And so began six days of hell for Aron Ralston. With scant water and little food, no jacket for the painfully cold nights, and the terrible knowledge that he'd told no one where he was headed, he found himself facing a lingering death -- trapped by an 800-pound boulder 100 feet down in the bottom of a canyon. As he eliminated his escape options one by one through the days, Aron faced the full horror of his predicament: By the time any possible search and rescue effort would begin, he'd most probably have died of dehydration, if a flash flood didn't drown him before that.
What does one do in the face of almost certain death? Using the video camera from his pack, Aron began recording his grateful good-byes to his family and friends all over the country, thinking back over a life filled with adventure, and documenting a last will and testament with the hope that someone would find it. (For their part, his family and friends had instigated a major search for Aron, the amazing details of which are also documented here for the first time.) The knowledge of their love kept Aron Ralston alive, until a divine inspiration on Thursday morning solved the riddle of the boulder. Aron then committed the most extreme act imaginable to save himself.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- a brilliantly written, funny, honest, inspiring, and downright astonishing report from the line where death meets life -- will surely take its place in the annals of classic adventure stories.
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Chambers Crossword Dictionary
Chambers
4.2
The best-selling Chambers Crossword Dictionary is the essential reference for crossword lovers everywhere. This major new edition has been substantially revised and updated by crossword experts to be even more useful. Massively expanded, it includes well over 350,000 words and phrases, arranged in over 19,600 unique "one stop" entries. All words are grouped by meaning at an appropriate headword, then by length, then alphabetically, to make finding the solution quick and easy. The new edition now includes anagram, reverse, and other indicators, as well as crossword jargon, key abbreviations, and other cryptic material and has been specially tailored to be even more useful to cryptic crossword fans.
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The New York Times Crosswords for a Lazy Sunday: 75 Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
. The New York Times
4.2
The New York Times large Sunday crosswords are designed for a long, lazy day. So get comfortable, get set, and get solving with this fun compilation of 75 of the greatest Sunday puzzles the New York Times crosswords has to offer.
With: * 75 of the best Sunday crosswords from The New York Times * Convenient, affordable trade paperback for easy transport * Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
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Till The Last Breath
Durjoy, Datta
4.2
On a lazy Sunday morning, two young people are wheeled into Room No. 509 of GKL super specialty hospital.
A brilliant nineteen year old medical student, suffering from an incurable, fatal disease hurtling her at a slow, painful, uncertain death.
A wasteful twenty five year old drug addict, with no appreciation of life, with every organ system of his body slowly shutting down.
Two prodigious doctors, fighting their own demons from the past, try to keep these two patients alive, putting their medical licenses at risk.
Death looms in the tiny 12X13 foot room as they fight for every breath of their lives, even as the doctors put them through unapproved experimental treatments to prolong their lives.
How will the last month of pain and struggle change their lives? How will it transform the doctors who work steadfastly to make them live a little longer?
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The New York Times I Love Tuesday Crossword Puzzles: 50 Easy Puzzles
The New York Times
4.2
A NEW day-of-the-week series in a convenient spiral bound package
Let's face it: the week really begins once Monday's finally over. If Tuesdays are your favorite, this collection of 50 Tuesday crossword puzzles will be the highlight of your week.
Features: - 50 New York Times Tuesday crosswords - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz - Convenient spiral binding for easy solving
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The New York Times Greatest Hits of Monday Crossword Puzzles: 100 Easy Puzzles
The New York Times
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A NEW day-of-the-week series with 100 puzzles in a convenient portable paperback package
Nobody loves Monday best...unless you're a New York Times crossword puzzle solver! This collection of 100 easy crosswords will give you a case of the Mondays in the best possible way.
Features:
-100 easy Monday puzzles -Bold, fun series cover design -Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
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Chicago Tribune Sunday Crossword Puzzles, Volume 5
Wayne Robert Williams
4.1
We are thrilled to bring you another volume of Sunday-size puzzles from the Chicago Tribune,edited by Wayne Robert Williams. The 50 crosswords in this book capture the essence of Chicago perfectly—some are contemporary, some are traditional, and most fall somewhere in the middle; the puzzle makers come to the Tribune from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and many points in between. In other words, they're as delightfully diverse as Chicago itself!
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Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer
Dick Van Dyke
4.1
Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 90th birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on television, movies, the stage, and social media. Everyone wonders, “How does he do it?” For the first time, Van Dyke shares his secrets and tips on old age: Just keep moving.
In a fun and folksy way of addressing readers, Keep Moving serves as an instruction book on how to embrace old age with a positive attitude. The chapters are filled with exclusive personal anecdotes that explore various themes on aging: how to adapt to the physical and social changes, deal with loss of friends and loved ones, stay current, fall in love again, and “keep moving” every day like there’s no tomorrow.
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Crossword Puzzles
Publications International Ltd.
4.1
This book presents more than 80 crossword puzzles in a large-print format. The puzzles get progressively more challenging as your proceed through the book. Solutions to the puzzles are provided in the final section of the book
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How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords
Kevin Skinner
4.1
Kevin Skinner explains cryptic crosswords and discusses the principles of 'double straight' clues, word exchanging, how to spot anagrams and a host of other stratagems which feature in every wily compiler's repertoire.
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AARP Large Print Crossword Puzzles
Publications International Ltd.
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Challenge your brain with these fun and engaging word puzzles from one of America's most trusted senior resource, AARP. More than 40 puzzles with engaging themes from pop culture, sports, and world history. Specially designed for easy reading. 96 pages
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The New York Times Hardest Crosswords Volume 1: 50 Friday and Saturday Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain
The New York Times
4.1
The first in a new series featuring only the toughest crossword puzzles from The New York Times.
Are you up for the challenge? Many puzzle fans love the deviously difficult New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords: They’re the hardest puzzles around, and once you’ve conquered them, you’re a true Puzzlemaster!
Features: - 50 New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz - Spiral binding for convenient lay-flat solving
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Weekend Road Trip Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.1
Crossword fans will love these 72 medium-difficulty Sunday-sized puzzles, edited by a master creator! With their fantastic themes, great clues, and bonus "fun facts" in the answer section, these crosswords will turn your weekend into a mini mental vacation. No need to get away physically; just start your nice and leisurely solving. And after you’ve conquered a grid, take a peek behind the scenes in the answer section to get some extra detail on a few of the clues.
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The New York Times Sunny Sunday Crossword Puzzles: 75 Sunday Puzzles
The New York Times
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75 New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles: everyone’s favorite!
The New York Times Sunday crossword is the undisputed king of crossword puzzles. This collection features 75 of them, sure to put the “fun” in your Funday!
Features: - 75 themed Sunday New York Times crosswords - Portable packaging for solving on the go - Smart, fresh vocabulary, fun themes, and pop-culture references
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The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 5: 50 Sunday Puzzles
The New York Times
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The next in our new series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues!
The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It’s America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: easier on the eyes for stress-free solving!
Features:
- Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz - Bold, fun series cover design - Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving
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Lazy Weekend Crosswords
Stanley Newman
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Sunday is a day for relaxing, for being lazy . . . and for taking your time to solve an extra-long crossword. Dig into this challenging collection, which features 72 weekend-sized puzzles edited by a top crossword creator. A section in the back of the book features entertaining “fun facts,” which shed extra light on some of the answers.
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Sunday Brunch Crosswords
Leslie Billig
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Sundays are meant for lingering over a laid-back brunch and then leisurely solving crosswords in a comfy easy chair. Master constructor and national competition whiz Leslie Billig serves up the perfect puzzle menu with all the right flavors. Sunday-sized grids with tangy themes pack in a lot of spicy wordplay such as It's a shame that every day can't be Sunday!
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The New York Times Best of Tuesday Crosswords: 75 of Your Favorite Easy Tuesday Crosswords from The New York Times
The New York Times
4.1
Easy to solve . . . hard to resist!
Start of a new “Day of the Week“ series: 75 ever-popular easy Tuesday from Times editor Will Shortz in a convenient portable size. • Easy puzzles are popular: everyone loves the thrill of actually finishing the Times crossword, especially casual puzzlers, for whom these relaxing, solvable puzzles are a real delight.
• 75 daily-sized puzzles, the easiest published in the Times.
• Portable 6“x9“ trim size is perfect for solvers on the go.
• Edited by Will Shortz.
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The New York Times I Love Wednesday Crossword Puzzles: 50 Medium-Level Puzzles
The New York Times
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A NEW day-of-the-week series in a convenient spiral bound package
Hate picking a side? Lucky you: This collection of 50 not-too-easy, not-too-hard Wednesday crossword puzzles will get you through the mid-week slump like a champ.
Features: - 50 New York Times Wednesday crosswords - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz - Convenient spiral binding for easy solving
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Weekend Getaway Crosswords
Leslie Billig
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The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords
Tim Moorey
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Harder Wednesday Crosswords
Peter Gordon
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Now there's a crossword collection for every level of solver, from word game newcomers to experienced experts who confidently use a pen, even when completing total brainbusters. Just like the crosswords in most newspapers, this fun series is organized by days of the week. You'll find the very simplest puzzles in Easy Monday (no unfamiliar words); ever-more difficult ones on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Killer Thursday; and unbelievably challenging, cranium-crushing examples in the Friday compilation--the hardest crosswords in America. From "Street Names," the perfect puzzle for novices, to the mind-melting "Weekend Warrior," these super puzzlers offer plenty of smart entertainment.
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Simon Schuster Super Crossword Book 9: The Biggest and the Best
John M. Samson, Eugene T. Maleska
4.1
Prepare yourselves! Here are 225 big -- and tough -- crosswords taken from out-of-print books in the famous Simon & Schuster crossword puzzle series. Inside these pages are tons of Sunday Times -- caliber wordplay just waiting to taunt and tantalize you. Originally edited by former New York Times crossword editor Eugene Maleska and his colleague John Samson, every puzzle in this book has been completely revised and updated. Super Crossword Book #9 is the ultimate challenge for the truly fearless crossword aficionado -- so sharpen your pencils and wits and get ready for hours of delightfully frustrating fun.
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Random House Casual Crosswords, Volume 4
Mel Rosen
4.1
No chunky erasers, heavy reference books, or prescription tranquilizers needed here. If you think doing puzzles should be relaxing rather than nerve-racking, if you're a casual solver or even a novice, just grab a pencil and leave the rest to us. Here's what you'll find inside Casual Crosswords:
• 50 brand-new puzzles with straightforward themes, recognizable words, and no gimmicks or wordplay
• Subtitles that help you catch on to the puzzler's themes
• Clues with helpful hint such as 2 words, hyphenated, and abbr.
• A solving tip on every puzzle page that relates specifically to that puzzle—but many of the tips can e applied to all crosswords
• For each puzzle, a freebie—an optional "giveaway" answer printed upside down and on a different page (to remove some of the temptation)
Veteran puzzle editor Mel Rosen has created a relaxing and fun crossword book that will also make you a better solver. By the time you're done, you might even be ready to kick it up a notch.
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Rainy Sunday Crosswords
Stanley Newman
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What’s better to cheer up a gloomy, rainy Sunday than a big, brain-busting crossword? Here are 72 large-size puzzles that will entertain you for hours, whatever the weather. And, to add to your enjoyment, there are “fun facts” to enhance some of the answers. So rain, rain, don’t go away . . . you’re got something terrific to solve today.
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USA TODAY Crossword 2: 200 Puzzles from The Nations No. 1 Newspaper
USA TODAY
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The nation’s #1 newspaper, USA TODAY, presents a new collection of 200 crossword puzzles.
The Journal of the American Medical Association finds that cognitive puzzles such as crosswords "can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and strengthens the body." This cranium compendium features 200 brain-boosting crosswords from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY.
Puzzlesmiths of all skill levels will enjoy this ultimate puzzling challenge offering hours of enlightening entertainment and brain-bolstering fun from America's trusted news—and gaming—authority, USA TODAY. Keep your brain in shape with USA TODAY Crossword 2.
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The New York Times Tension-Taming Crosswords: 200 Relaxing Puzzles
Will Shortz
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Unwind with the New York Times Crosswords!
Finally a crossword omnibus that packs hours of puzzling fun into one portable package. * 200 fun and easy New York Times crosswords * Portable and perfect for solving on the go * Edited by the #1 man in American crosswords, Will Shortz
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Simon Schuster Super Crossword Book #10
Eugene T. Maleska, John M. Samson
4.1
Originally edited by the legendary Eugene Maleska and John M. Samson, the puzzles in this treasury are filled with enough tough, tantalizing dues to keep solvers busy for a month of Sundays.
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Relaxing Sunday Crosswords
Stanley Newman
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Solve your Sunday away with these 72 medium-level crosswords. Relaxing Sunday Crosswords is your ticket to weekend bliss. It’s packed with themed, Sunday-sized puzzles for long, luxurious, leisurely solving—and an answer section filled with additional fun facts. Don’t be surprised if your day speeds by too fast!
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The New York Times Sweet & Simple Crosswords: 75 Easy Puzzles
The New York Times, Will Shortz
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Chambers Crossword Manual
Don Manley
4.1
Acknowledged as the definitive work on modern crosswords, Chambers Crossword Manual is an essential handbook for all crossword fans from beginners to experts. It is packed with practical advice on solving crosswords, as well as many practice crosswords.
"Top of the crossword market - magisterial and authoritative" - Colin Dexter "For the novice or the champion, this is the book" - Gyles Brandreth "A truly kaleidoscopic feat" - Susie Dent "I recommend it strongly" - Jonathan Crowther (Azed) "Clever, detailed, and, above all, fun" - Simon Russell Beale "The crossword oracle - witty, wise and indispensable." - Francis When"The outstanding book about crosswords" - Sir Jeremy Morse
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The New York Times Will Shortz Presents Kenken: 300 Easy to Hard Puzzles That Make You Smarter
The New York Times
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KenKen has quickly become the successor to sudoku that the world's been waiting for! KenKen became the first puzzles to be printed in the daily editions of the New York Times next to its famous crossword puzzle.
This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 easy to hard 4x4 and 6x6 size puzzles, with How to Solve instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty, like they do in the New York Times.
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The New York Times Easy to Not-So-Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume 1: 200 Monday--Saturday Crosswords from the Pages of The New York Times
Will Shortz
4.1
Serious solvers know that the puzzles in the New York Times get harder as the week goes on. From an easy Monday to a not so easy Friday puzzle, this first omnibus volume in this brand new collection is sure to challenge you with every passing day.
* 200 weekday New York Times crosswords * Edited by crossword great Will Shortz * Puzzles range from fairly easy to fairly hard and everything in between.
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The New York Times Best of Monday Crosswords: 75 of Your Favorite Very Easy Monday Crosswords from The New York Times
The New York Times, Will Shortz
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Easy to solve . . . hard to resist!
Monday might not be your favorite day to head to the office but if you're a crossword solver who enjoys the Times' easiest puzzles, you can't wait for Monday to roll around. This first volume of our new series collects all your favorite start-of-the-week puzzles in one attractive, portable package. Features: * Seventy five of the Times's Monday crosswords, their easiest of the week * Convenient trade paperback for easy transport * The #1 names in crosswords: The New York Times and Will Shortz.
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399 Games, Puzzles Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young.
Nancy Linde
4.1
Based on the science that shows that people middle-aged or older who solve word games and brainteasers have a significant cognitive advantage over those who do not, 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges is the illustrated game book specifically created to cross-train the brain. Here are 399 games to stretch, challenge, and push the reader, all of which stimulate the formation of neurons—literally, regrowing the brain.
Plus they’re not only good for you, but just plain good—these games are fun. 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia is a lively mix of challenges, riddles, and brainteasers—all vetted by a neuroscientist who specializes in aging brains and designed to work the six key areas of cognitive function that are vulnerable in normal aging: long-term memory, working memory, executive functioning, attention to detail, multitasking, and processing speed. The games are arranged from easiest to most difficult and are labeled according to which cognitive functions they exercise so they can be mixed and matched into a custom “workout.” In just 15 minutes a day, anyone can improve his brain’s strength, flexibility, and long-term health.
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Brain Games - Lower Your Brain Age - Crosswords
Publications International Ltd.
4.1
Keep your mind limber and agile! Crossword puzzles connect ideas and memories with logic and word usage, ensuring you're firing on all cylinders. This book gets your brain moving with more than 80 brain-tickling puzzles. A variety of themes entertain while you keep your brain sharp. You can lower your brain age while you have fun. Answer key in the back of the book.
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Arbitrary Stupid Goal
Tamara Shopsin
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In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka "The Store," run by her inimitable dad, Kenny--a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin's table and feast on Kenny's tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne.
Filled with clever illustrations and witty, nostalgic photographs and graphics, and told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art.
Certainly my favorite book cover of the year, the graphic designer’s memoir drops you right into a kid’s eye view of 1970s Greenwich Village. With it’s chunked sections and hand-drawn illustrations, it gave me the same kind of quick, skippy joy I get when reading Vonnegut. [source]
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The New York Times Morning Edition Crosswords: Light and Easy Puzzles
The New York Times, Will Shortz
4.0
Easy puzzles are the best! They offer the intellectual challenge, the vocabulary building, and the sheer fun of solving, but won’t have you tearing your hair out. Enjoy the thrill of filling in that last little box!
This title features: - 75 easy Times crosswords - Puzzles edited by Will Shortz - Convenient, travel-size volume: portable and affordable
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The New York Times Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Omnibus: 200 Easy Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
The New York Times
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USA TODAY Crossword 3: 200 Puzzles from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper
USA TODAY
4.0
USA TODAY Crossword 3 is a brand-new collection of 200 crosswords for puzzle-smiths of all skill levels.
Crossword is a classic puzzle that continues to be one of the most popular puzzle types. Keep your mind sharp with this assortment from the nation's No. 1 newspaper and gaming authority, USA TODAY.
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The New York Times Coffee, Tea or Crosswords: 75 Light and Easy Puzzles
New York Times
4.0
These solver-friendly puzzles allow you to sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a puzzle, all in the span of a coffee break.
This collection features: -75 fun and easy Times' puzzles -Portable format is perfect for travel or solving at home -Edited by the biggest name in crosswords, Will Shortz.
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The New York Times Mini Crosswords: 150 Easy Fun-Sized Puzzles: Mini Crosswords Volume 1
The New York Times
4.0
The New York Times Mini Crossword: Available for the first time in print!
Only got a minute of free time? That's all you need to complete a New York Times mini crossword puzzle! Conveniently pint-sized and easy to solve, these charming minis are too cute for any puzzler to resist.
- 150 mini crossword puzzles - Portable size for on-the-go solving - Fast, easy, and fun!
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The Big Book of TV Guide Crosswords, #1: Test Your TV IQ With More Than 250 Great Puzzles from TV Guide!
TV Guide Editors
4.0
All in one volume - -a colossal collection of favorite TV Guide crossword puzzles from the last four decades.
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The New York Times Will Shortz's Favorite Sunday Crossword Puzzles
The New York Times, Will Shortz
4.0
The Biggest and Best Sunday Crosswords Ever Published in The New York Times!
The New York Times Sunday crosswords are America's favorite puzzles, and under the leadership of legendary Times crossword editor Will Shortz, the Sunday puzzles have become even more renowned, featuring virtuoso contstruction, clever clues, and increased wordplay, as well as fresh vocabulary, and a hip, contemporary attitude.
Now Shortz has chosen his fifty all-time favorite Sunday puzzles from the pages of the Times and collected them all in this volume. Once you start these puzzles, you won't be able to stop!
* Special introduction by Will Shortz * Personal commentary from Will Shortz on why each puzzle made his list of all-time greats * Creative themes, wordplay, and amazing tricks-each puzzle has something that makes it one of the best ever! * Sunday puzzles are up to 40% bigger than weekday-size puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes
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Simon and Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Book #12: The Biggest and the Best
John M. Samson, Eugene T. Maleska
4.0
Another huge collection of classic and challenging crossword puzzles from Simon & Schuster, complete with tear-out perforated pages so you can take your puzzles to go!
Prepare yourselves! Here are 225 big—and tough—crosswords taken from out-of-print books in the famous Simon & Schuster crossword puzzle series. Inside these covers are tons of Sunday Times-caliber wordplay just waiting to taunt and tantalize you. Originally edited by former New York Times crossword editor Eugene Maleska and his colleague John Samson, every puzzle in this book has been completely revised and updated. Super Crossword Book #12 is the ultimate challenge for the truly fearless crossword aficionado—so sharpen your pencils and wits and get ready for hours of delightfully frustrating fun.
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Chicago Tribune Sunday Crossword Puzzles, Volume 4
Wayne Robert Williams
4.0
First-Class Puzzles from America's Second City
The 50 crosswords found in this volume capture the flavor of Chicago perfectly--some are contemporary, some are traditional, most fall somewhere in the middle; they come to the Tribune from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and points in between. In other words, they're as delightfully diverse as Chicago itself!
Puzzle editor Wayne Robert Williams has been creating and editing puzzles, puzzle books, and puzzle magazines for 30 years. The Chicago Tribune has been showcasing the results of his expertise since 1997.
Random House Puzzles & Games features the brand names and authors that puzzle fans know and trust. Whether you prefer relaxing, easy puzzles or puzzles of pencil-breaking difficulty, you'll find them here. Our crosswords, word games, cryptics, crostics, kids' puzzles, and puzzle reference books will intrigue, stimulate, and challenge the puzzle solver in everyone.
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Getting Warmer (Cato Kwong, #2)
Alan Carter
4.0
Cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town and back on a real case – the unsolved mystery of a missing fifteen-year-old girl. But it’s midsummer in the city of millionaires and it’s not just the heat that stinks. A pig corpse, peppered with nails, is uncovered in a shallow grave and a body, with its throat cut, turns up in the local nightclub. As a series of blunders by Cato’s colleague brings the squad under intense scrutiny, Cato’s own sympathy for a suspect threatens to derail his case and his career.
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Sunday Cookout Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.0
Sunday is for cookouts, for fun, and for CROSSWORDS! These big, weekend-size puzzles will attract solvers with their just-right, medium difficulty. They’re challenging and tough enough to get the brain buzzing, but not so hard that they’ll make your mind melt! So grab a burger, a brewski . . . and your pen!
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The New York Times Best of the Week Series: Wednesday Crosswords: 50 Medium-Level Puzzles
The New York Times
4.0
Wednesday might be humdrum in the office but if you’re a crossword solver, a Wednesday puzzle will always keep you on your toes! This volume collects all your favorite medium level Wednesday puzzles in one big, spiral-bound edition.
Features: - Fifty of the Times’s Wednesday, medium level crosswords - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy spine-out shelving.
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The Wall Street Journal Blue-Chip Sunday Crosswords: 72 AAA-Rated Puzzles
Mike Shenk
4.0
A fun collection of Sunday-size crosswords from The Wall Street Journal, appearing for the first time in book form—edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans!
Sunday is funday with these 72 challenging crosswords! They’re all created by a roster of the nation’s best constructors and sure to add lots of puzzle-solving entertainment to your weekend.
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All-Star Weekend Crosswords
Stanley Newman
4.0
Weekends are meant for Sunday-size puzzles!
These 72 crosswords are perfect for a lazy day, so relax, lie back, and work on something a little more challenging. If you’re an all-star solver, the fantastic clues will keep you engaged and the puzzles’ bigger size will provide hours of enjoyment.
Plus, you’ll find “fun facts” in the back of the book that shed a little more light on select answers.
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The New York Times Best of the Week Series: Friday Crosswords: 50 Medium-Level Puzzles
The New York Times
4.0
You know you’re a seasoned puzzle solver when you can crack the tricky New York Times Friday crossword. This latest volume of our favorite day series collects all your favorite Friday puzzles.
Features: - Convenient spiral binding for easy solving - 50 challenging puzzles - Fun clues and fresh vocabulary
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Crossword Puzzle Challenges for Dummies
Patrick Berry
4.0
Eight bonus chapters explain how to construct your own puzzles!
Open the book for a brand-new collection of brain-twisting puzzles
Looking for a crossword challenge? All you have to do is open the book, sharpen your pencil (or, hot shot, uncap your pen), and get ready to match wits with Patrick Berry, one of today's top puzzle constructors. You get 70 all-new crosswords that are guaranteed to test your puzzle-solving skills - plus a special bonus section that shows you how to create (and sell) your own challenging crosswords.
The Dummies Way • Explanations in plain English • "Get in, get out" information • Icons and other navigational aids • Tear-out cheat sheet • Top ten lists • A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to: • The secrets of crossword construction • How to craft a memorable puzzle theme, from quotes to reversals and rebuses • The tricks to designing and filling a grid • An insider's guide to writing great clues • Ten top markets for crossword puzzles
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Sunday Stroll Crosswords
Leslie Billig
4.0
What better way to savor the last day of your weekend than with an invigorating mental promenade? Sunday Stroll Crosswords is packed with themed, Sunday-sized puzzles for long, luxurious, leisurely solving. When it comes to these crosswords, Sunday is Funday!
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Will's Best: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The New York Times Puzzlemaster: 400 Crossword Puzzles and Introduction by Will Shortz
The New York Times and Will Shortz
4.0
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Chicago Tribune Sunday Crosswords, Volume 3
Wayne Robert Williams
4.0
The next volume of 50 Sunday-size crosswords from America's Second City
·With a middle-of-the-road style and a medium difficulty-level, these puzzles are ideal for a broad range of solvers ·These first-class crosswords will appeal to fans from coast to coast
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Brain Games - Jeopardy!: Puzzles and Games to Help You Become a Quiz Show Master
Publications International Ltd.
4.0
Contains 27 crossword puzzles and 40 word search puzzles with 5 Jeopardy!® style clues for each puzzle whose correct responses can then be used to solve the puzzle. Each puzzle is focused on a favorite Jeopardy! category like World History, U.S. History, Word Origins, State Capitals, and Geography. Spiral bound 160 pages
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The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 6: 50 Sunday Puzzles
The New York Times
4.0
The next in our popular series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues!
The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It’s America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: easier on the eyes for stress-free solving!
Features:
- Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz - Bold, fun series cover design - Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving
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New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy G Schaffer
4.0
With more than 50,000 new words added and now over 225,000 entries total! The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, the world's most extensive, up-to-the-minute and easy-to-use crossword puzzle dictionary is bigger and better than ever!
Arranged alphabetically from start to finish, this updated and revised edition is a boon for puzzle fans young and old-with thousands of updated references from the worlds of art, literature, sports, politics, and pop culture; geographical and technical terms; famous and not-so-famous figures from the past and present; biblical references; computer terminology; new and old words; variant spellings; idioms, slogans, slang, abbreviations ... and much more!
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The New York Times Terrific Tuesday Crosswords: 50 Easy Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times
The New York Times, Will Shortz
4.0
Easy to solve . . . hard to resist!
Tuesday puzzles are fun and easy and now they're even easier to solve in this series with big, spiral-bound covers
- Fifty of the Times's Tuesday crosswords, their easiest of the week - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy spine-out shelving.
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