Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles

Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles

Author: Fred Piscop

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 0761163220

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It’s puzzle nirvana for crossword lovers who have just a few minutes to spare, but still crave a challenge. Adapted from the popular Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles Page-A-Day Calendar, Mensa 10-Minute Crossword Puzzles strikes a perfect balance: The puzzles are tough enough to be sanctioned by Mensa, the internationally famous high-IQ society, but are designed to be solvable in ten minutes or less. Expertly written by puzzle master Fred Piscop, Mensa member, author of the Mensa calendar, and frequent crossword contributor to both The New York Times and The Washington Post, these cleverly themed crossword puzzles will appeal to both seasoned solvers and novices looking to hone their skills. They are an addictive addition to your morning routine (just add coffee); perfect for evening downtime; just right for your commute on the subway, or while waiting at the doctor’s office or sitting in a restaurant—anytime you need a mental pick-me-up. The book’s chunky format, which works so well for puzzle books like The Original Sudoku series, fits easily into a purse or bag. An answer key is included at the back of the book.


Really Clever Crosswords

Really Clever Crosswords

Author: David Levinson Wilk

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781402709494

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Match wits with one of the country’s most popular crossword creators. Since his first puzzle was published in the New York Times when he was nineteen years old, the author has been challenging newspaper readers from New York to San Diego and Miami to Spokane. Offering the elegance and sophistication of the toughest daily crosswords yet remaining accessible to newcomers, these 72 puzzles will test your knowledge of history, pop culture, science, literature, sports, and more, as well as your ability to figure out clever themes. If you enjoy solving conundrums such as “What the Russians did in 1999” (10 letters), and “Jean-Claude Van Damme sits on the fence” (14 letters), these really clever crosswords are for you! Answers: PUTINPUTIN, BELGIANWAFFLES


Cranium-Crushing Crosswords

Cranium-Crushing Crosswords

Author: Frank Longo

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2002-08

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780806984995

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The answers are fairly common words and phrases--but the clues are diabolically difficult, with mischievous misdirections, trivia, puns, and other trickery. Try this: "change of heart" (15 letters). Answer: "organ transplant." "Finely crafted crosswords that will put your word and trivia skills to a severe test."--Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, "The New York Times."


Awesome Crosswords for Kids

Awesome Crosswords for Kids

Author: Trip Payne

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402710384

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A master crossword creator is back with another children's challenge. These 40 age-appropriate crossword puzzles will keep youngsters entertained for hours. At the same time, these puzzles help improve kids' concentration and their vocabulary. Consumable.


Amazing Crosswords for Kids

Amazing Crosswords for Kids

Author: Trip Payne

Publisher: Puzzlewright

Published: 2005-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781402710391

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Payne, a genius of crossword creation, is back with a seventh collection designed especially for puzzle-loving kids. Consumable.


Cross Codes

Cross Codes

Author: Daniel Stark

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402754906

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What do you get when you mix a crossword and a cryptogram? Cross Codes! This title features puzzles that have grids which look like a crossword but with small numbers from 1 to 26 in every square. Those numbers are the starting point: and readers are told what letters a few of them represent.


Mensa® Kakuro

Mensa® Kakuro

Author: Conceptis Puzzles

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781402739378

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What could be more appealing to Mensa members--or anyone who enjoys a good challenge--than a cunning test of intelligence and logic? That's exactly what these 250 puzzles provide. The trick to kakuro is in making it all add up: the game begins with a grid that looks like a crossword, except that some squares contain small numbers in the corner. Fill in all the empty boxes using the numbers 1 to 9 without repeats so that the sum of each horizontal set of digits equals the number in the black triangle to its left, and the sum of each vertical set of digits equals the number in the triangle above it. The kakuro puzzles start out simple...and get more difficult as the book progresses.


Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling

Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling

Author: Andrew Brisman

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781402713002

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"The runaway winner as the best overall gambling encyclopedia written in the past 20 years.”--Detroit Free Press Walk away from every casino a winner! Take it from Mensa, the society for people with high IQs: you don’t have to be a genius to triumph at the tables. Here’s the inside line on the games and bets that give the best advantage. Do you know whether to split a pair of aces in blackjack, which slot machines carry the worst payback for the player, and why losses are more significant at video than "live” keno? Beat the bank by understanding all this and more, including odds and probability, the "house edge,” money management, and gambling psychology. The chips will just pile up. The author lives in New York, NY.


Mensa Math & Logic Puzzles

Mensa Math & Logic Puzzles

Author: Dave Tuller

Publisher: Sterling

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780806941998

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"These visually unique braintwisters will put your puzzle-solving abilities to the ultimate test!"--Page 4 of cover.


Mensa Cryptic Crosswords 2

Mensa Cryptic Crosswords 2

Author: Emily Cox

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402745065

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From Mensa(R) comes a series of super-challenging puzzles that go way beyond the average crossword--and also offer an authentic treasure-trove of wordplay demanding some skilled solving. Here's how they go: each clue has two parts. One is the normal definition of an answer, while the other features a little linguistic playfulness--maybe an anagram, perhaps a pun, and sometimes even a word written backward. And the hitch is...there's usually no indication of which comes first, or punctuation to mark the division. You've got to see through the clue-maker's deceptions and tease out the correct answer by rethinking the clue's wording. Some of the irresistible language trickery includes double definitions, hidden answers, homophones, and containers.