Author: David Levinson Wilk
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745072
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
C rossword lovers will welcome this second volume of clever, challenging puzzles by David Levinson Wilk. He has devised 72 crosswords that will test solvers' knowledge of a range of topics, covering a variety of tricky and entertaining themes. For one puzzle, you'll have to know how much every letter of the alphabet scores in Scrabble. In another, words "jump" across black squares, while a third uses the same clues for multiple entries. And, of course, there are plenty of less experimental but equally fun crosswords, with anagrams, puns, hidden words in the grids, and other wordplay.
Really Clever Crosswords 2
Author: David Levinson Wilk
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745072
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
C rossword lovers will welcome this second volume of clever, challenging puzzles by David Levinson Wilk. He has devised 72 crosswords that will test solvers' knowledge of a range of topics, covering a variety of tricky and entertaining themes. For one puzzle, you'll have to know how much every letter of the alphabet scores in Scrabble. In another, words "jump" across black squares, while a third uses the same clues for multiple entries. And, of course, there are plenty of less experimental but equally fun crosswords, with anagrams, puns, hidden words in the grids, and other wordplay.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745072
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
C rossword lovers will welcome this second volume of clever, challenging puzzles by David Levinson Wilk. He has devised 72 crosswords that will test solvers' knowledge of a range of topics, covering a variety of tricky and entertaining themes. For one puzzle, you'll have to know how much every letter of the alphabet scores in Scrabble. In another, words "jump" across black squares, while a third uses the same clues for multiple entries. And, of course, there are plenty of less experimental but equally fun crosswords, with anagrams, puns, hidden words in the grids, and other wordplay.
Clever Crosswords for Kids
Author: Trip Payne
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402705564
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
An official Mensa puzzle book! Master puzzle maker Trip Payne has come up with another brain-busting collection that will wow youngsters. His Crosswords for Kids has sold nearly 60,000 copies, and his Great Crosswords for Kids is on its way to similar success; these oh-so-clever puzzles should scale the heights of popularity, too. Children will enjoy figuring out such kid-friendly clues as “Last name of the author of Curious George,” “One of Santa's helpers,” and “Sylvester the Cat chased him.” And while they're having a good time filling in the answers, youngsters will also improve their vocabulary, learn interesting facts, and boost their powers of concentration.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402705564
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
An official Mensa puzzle book! Master puzzle maker Trip Payne has come up with another brain-busting collection that will wow youngsters. His Crosswords for Kids has sold nearly 60,000 copies, and his Great Crosswords for Kids is on its way to similar success; these oh-so-clever puzzles should scale the heights of popularity, too. Children will enjoy figuring out such kid-friendly clues as “Last name of the author of Curious George,” “One of Santa's helpers,” and “Sylvester the Cat chased him.” And while they're having a good time filling in the answers, youngsters will also improve their vocabulary, learn interesting facts, and boost their powers of concentration.
Crosswordese
Author: David Bukszpan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797212095
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
This game changing guide to crosswords will improve your skills while exploring the hows, whys, and history of the crossword and its evolution over time, from antiquity to the age of LOL and MINAJ. Crossword puzzles have a language all their own. Packed full of trick clues, trivia about common answers, and crossword trends, Crosswordese is a delightful celebration of the crossword lexicon and its checkered history of wordplay and changing cultural references. Much, much more than a dictionary, this is a playful, entertaining, and educational read for word gamers and language lovers. The perfect present or gift for yourself, Crosswordese will be a hit with crossword puzzlers of all skill levels, word nerds, fans of all varieties of word games, and language enthusiasts. • BEYOND CROSSWORDS: Hooked on crosswords? Now you can discover even more to enjoy about the history and trivia behind the terms and clues you love. • FOR BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, AND WORD NERDS ALIKE: Beginners will find it a boon to their solving skills; veteran crossworders will learn more about the vocabulary they employ every morning; and those interested in language will have plenty of "Aha!" moments. • CROSSWORD PUZZLES INCLUDED! The author has specially created a number of puzzles based on the book's content inside!
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797212095
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
This game changing guide to crosswords will improve your skills while exploring the hows, whys, and history of the crossword and its evolution over time, from antiquity to the age of LOL and MINAJ. Crossword puzzles have a language all their own. Packed full of trick clues, trivia about common answers, and crossword trends, Crosswordese is a delightful celebration of the crossword lexicon and its checkered history of wordplay and changing cultural references. Much, much more than a dictionary, this is a playful, entertaining, and educational read for word gamers and language lovers. The perfect present or gift for yourself, Crosswordese will be a hit with crossword puzzlers of all skill levels, word nerds, fans of all varieties of word games, and language enthusiasts. • BEYOND CROSSWORDS: Hooked on crosswords? Now you can discover even more to enjoy about the history and trivia behind the terms and clues you love. • FOR BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, AND WORD NERDS ALIKE: Beginners will find it a boon to their solving skills; veteran crossworders will learn more about the vocabulary they employ every morning; and those interested in language will have plenty of "Aha!" moments. • CROSSWORD PUZZLES INCLUDED! The author has specially created a number of puzzles based on the book's content inside!
Two Down
Author: Nero Blanc
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497671698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Crosswords get the Hollywood treatment in this mystery featuring PI Rosco Polycrates and master puzzle solver Belle Graham Jamaica Nevisson—or Cassandra Lovett, as she’s known to the adoring fans of her daytime soap—has vanished without a trace. She and her pal Genie Pepper went pleasure yachting off Nantucket, only to end up lost at sea. So far, only the charred hull of the boat has turned up. Called in by Pepper’s husband, Massachusetts detective Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham uncover a list of potential evildoers that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood vipers, including paparazzi stalker Reggie Flack, Jamaica’s longtime nemesis. But when Belle starts receiving cryptic crosswords, she believes the women are alive and in grave danger. Now she’s up against the clock as she races to unravel the messages before someone completes an across-the-board coup. Because with two down, that leaves only one more to go. This ebook includes six crossword puzzles that can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book. Two Down is the 2nd book in the Crossword Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497671698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Crosswords get the Hollywood treatment in this mystery featuring PI Rosco Polycrates and master puzzle solver Belle Graham Jamaica Nevisson—or Cassandra Lovett, as she’s known to the adoring fans of her daytime soap—has vanished without a trace. She and her pal Genie Pepper went pleasure yachting off Nantucket, only to end up lost at sea. So far, only the charred hull of the boat has turned up. Called in by Pepper’s husband, Massachusetts detective Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham uncover a list of potential evildoers that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood vipers, including paparazzi stalker Reggie Flack, Jamaica’s longtime nemesis. But when Belle starts receiving cryptic crosswords, she believes the women are alive and in grave danger. Now she’s up against the clock as she races to unravel the messages before someone completes an across-the-board coup. Because with two down, that leaves only one more to go. This ebook includes six crossword puzzles that can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book. Two Down is the 2nd book in the Crossword Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Curiously Clever Crosswords
Author: Wilk David Levinson
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781454926719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These 72 high-quality crosswords will engage solvers and challenge their mental agility. Looking for solving fun? These easy- to medium-level crosswords feature plenty of inventive wordplay and mind-tingling themes. Created by top puzzle constructor David Levinson Wilk, they're playful, with a sense of humor, and provide a mental workout without being bone-crushingly hard. And, as a bonus, you won't find the usual clues about obscure rivers and dictionary definitions that can make some crosswords so frustrating.
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781454926719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These 72 high-quality crosswords will engage solvers and challenge their mental agility. Looking for solving fun? These easy- to medium-level crosswords feature plenty of inventive wordplay and mind-tingling themes. Created by top puzzle constructor David Levinson Wilk, they're playful, with a sense of humor, and provide a mental workout without being bone-crushingly hard. And, as a bonus, you won't find the usual clues about obscure rivers and dictionary definitions that can make some crosswords so frustrating.
Great Crosswords for Kids
Author: Trip Payne
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806992891
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Can you remember what Tweety-Bird says, identify the Three Stooges, or come up with the name of an island near Florida? Test your word power with 40 super-fun crosswords from the folks at American Mensa. Each puzzle features things you love--your favorite books, movies, cartoons, games, and more. It's smart entertainment.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806992891
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Can you remember what Tweety-Bird says, identify the Three Stooges, or come up with the name of an island near Florida? Test your word power with 40 super-fun crosswords from the folks at American Mensa. Each puzzle features things you love--your favorite books, movies, cartoons, games, and more. It's smart entertainment.
Crossword Puzzles
Author: Fran Newman-D'Amico
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486416113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
30 easy-to-work puzzles, each with spaces for four or five words that form a theme - types of transportation, fruit, animals, birds, numbers, flowers, musical instruments, and so on. Each crossword contains large, colorable pictures that provide hints to correct words. Solutions included.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486416113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
30 easy-to-work puzzles, each with spaces for four or five words that form a theme - types of transportation, fruit, animals, birds, numbers, flowers, musical instruments, and so on. Each crossword contains large, colorable pictures that provide hints to correct words. Solutions included.
Crosswords from the Underground
Author: Ben Tausig
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781402781575
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Solvers who want something fresh, fun, and filled with contemporary themes need look no further! Constructed by puzzle wizard Ben Tausig for his crossword feature published in alternative weeklies such as the Village Voice and the Chicago Reader, these puzzles are perfect for those who know their Ashlee Simpson from their Marge Simpson and want to test their up-to-the-minute knowledge of pop culture. As a special extra, the answers to every puzzle include amusing sidelights and explanations of some of the more difficult answers.
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781402781575
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Solvers who want something fresh, fun, and filled with contemporary themes need look no further! Constructed by puzzle wizard Ben Tausig for his crossword feature published in alternative weeklies such as the Village Voice and the Chicago Reader, these puzzles are perfect for those who know their Ashlee Simpson from their Marge Simpson and want to test their up-to-the-minute knowledge of pop culture. As a special extra, the answers to every puzzle include amusing sidelights and explanations of some of the more difficult answers.
SHADOWBOX Logical Crossword Puzzles
Author: Elliott Line
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447861965
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Shadowbox is a new breed of crossword puzzle, the progeny of Fill-In crosswords and Skeleton crosswords. Faced with a seemingly random arrangement of grey and white squares and a list of words, you must bring order to the chaos and construct a perfectly symmetrical crossword. Shadowbox puzzles require neither knowledge nor guesswork, as every puzzle can be solved purely by logical deduction. Shadowbox puzzles are an entertaining and addictive new variation on the crossword tradition.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447861965
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Shadowbox is a new breed of crossword puzzle, the progeny of Fill-In crosswords and Skeleton crosswords. Faced with a seemingly random arrangement of grey and white squares and a list of words, you must bring order to the chaos and construct a perfectly symmetrical crossword. Shadowbox puzzles require neither knowledge nor guesswork, as every puzzle can be solved purely by logical deduction. Shadowbox puzzles are an entertaining and addictive new variation on the crossword tradition.
Crosswords for Clever Kids
Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780553085
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids, this book is packed with crossword puzzles to complete and will keep clever kids entertained for hours!
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780553085
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids, this book is packed with crossword puzzles to complete and will keep clever kids entertained for hours!