The Boston Team Party!! For many years, the team of Henry Hook, Emily Cox, and Henry Rathvon have been entertaining Boston-area puzzle fans with their Sunday Globe crosswords. Now, puzzlers across America can try their hand at some of the cleverest crossword creations anywhere—contemporary, witty puzzles of New York Times caliber. Difficulty: Medium Style: Contemporary
Do you love to impress your friends with movie trivia? Enjoy quoting your favorite TV moments? Have a soft spot in your heart for pop music? Then this is the puzzle book for you Packed with fascinating trivia about the entertainment industry, this book has a wide range of questions and games about movies, television, music, books, and plays. This book includes more than twenty engaging, original puzzles that will test your trivia knowledge in creative and fun ways, and leave you applauding for more Example: Synonym Spoonerisms The words and phrases paired here are synonyms of spoonerisms (initial sound reversals) of the names of famous people. The first one has been done to help get you started. 1. Vulgar/mouth joint LEWD JAW: JUDE LAW 2. Not tight / French cheese (actor & martial artist) 3. Gave a meal to / Stones (comedian) 4. 60's slang for home / Person from England (actor) 5. Quite a few / Biased (actress & director) 6. Fibrous cereal ingredient / Goose feathers (author) Puzzlemeter: Difficulty-3; Style-4
The debut of a new series of crossword books from the Long Island paperNewsday, one of the largest newspapers in New York state, with a daily circulation of nearly half a million. •Newsdaycrosswords are syndicated worldwide to over 100 daily, Sunday, and Internet newspapers • These 50 daily-size puzzles were edited by Stanley Newman,Newsday's longtime crossword editor • Our first book ofNewsday-branded Sunday puzzles debuts in October 2005 [PuzzleMeter: difficulty--3; style--4]
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! Difficulty: Medium Style: Middle-of-the-Road
An omnibus edition of 200 casual crosswords! • Straightforward, uncomplicated puzzles are carefully crafted and meticulously tested to assure that they're not too difficult. • Every page includes helpful tips and tricks so that you can improve your skills.
"Maura Jacobson and her puzzles are a national treasure." —Will Shortz, crossword editor of the New York Times Introducing the next volume of New York Magazine Crosswords, featuring 50 lighthearted Sunday-size puzzles from Maura Jacobson. Difficulty: Easy to Meduim Style: Middle-of-the-Road
Sylvia BursztynandBarry Tunick's delightfully punny Sunday crosswords are an institution.Los Angeles Timesreaders have relished them for more than 20 years; Random House Puzzles & Games solvers have snapped them up through more than 20 volumes. Thanks to Sylvia's freewheeling themes and grids and Barry's contemporary clues, this terrific team turns out the best-selling puzzle book series around, afterThe New York Times. [PuzzleMeter: Difficulty—Medium; Style—Very Contemporary]
Four books in one! Winter, spring, summer, or fall, this omnibus of four puzzle books--Fun in the Sun, Snow Days, Spring Fling, and Summer Trip--offers a welcome break from the ordinary, all year round. This comprehensive volume features: • 400 fabulous crosswords • Not too hard, but not too easy, either • Stanley Newman's puzzle expertise
What could Dick Tracy characters, the Muses, state residents' nicknames, JFK's inaugural address, and decathlon events possibly have in common? Each is the theme of a puzzle in Volume 3 of Stanley Newman's delightful trivia-inspired crossword series. Based on the best-selling Random House Reference title 10,000 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia, which Stanley coauthored with Hal Fittipaldi, each volume in this series features 50 brand-new crosswords whose themes come directly from 10,000 Answers. In addition, every puzzle is overflowing with general trivia, in both its clues and its answers. With over 25,000 facts and 10,000 entries to draw on, this series is sure to be a hit with puzzlers and trivia buffs everywhere