Will Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles

Will Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2008-08-05
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312382735

Will Shortz, NPR's Puzzlemaster, has been challenging and entertaining puzzle fans for years. Now he starts a new series of word games and brainteaser books: Mind Games! The first volume, Alphabet Riddles, contains 100 of his popular initial puzzles where every answer is a familiar two-word phrase having the same pair of initials. For example, using the initials S & B: *What's kicked at the World Cup [SOCCER BALL] *Portable advertising sign [SANDWICH BOARD] *Shade of hair that's reddish yellow [STRAWBERRY BLOND] *God [SUPREME BEING] Features: · 100 all-new Alphabet Riddles · Created by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Convenient portable format

Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Verbal Challenges

Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Verbal Challenges
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0811871967

Work out your brain with seventy-five short word puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty—perfect for game night, family car trips, or a solitary respite. This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, are packed with seventy-five brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages who want to test their brainpower while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends. Sharpen your mental acuity with such puzzles as . . . The name of what major US city is a transposal of ILL-SHAVEN? What two opposites can be spelled by rearranging the letters of UNGOODLY? What common word contains the letters of NINTH running consecutively backward inside of it?

Will Shortz's Favorite Sudoku Variations

Will Shortz's Favorite Sudoku Variations
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006-02-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312360146

The "New York Times" crossword editor and puzzlemaster takes Sudoku to a whole new level with this collection featuring 100 brand-new (and just as addictive) puzzles, including kakuro.

Will Shortz's Best Brain Busters

Will Shortz's Best Brain Busters
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991
Genre: Puzzles
ISBN: 9780812919523

Will Shortz, editor of the popular Games magazine has compiled 150 of his best word puzzles in this one-of-kind collection. Visually attesting and wonderfully diverting, these unique puzzles are pure brain-baffling pleasure.

The New York Times Little Flip Book of Crosswords

The New York Times Little Flip Book of Crosswords
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312370435

Whether it's your daily commute or a holiday vacation, The New York Times Little Flip Book of Crosswords is perfect for any trip. This sleek hardcover holds more than 200 puzzles on an easy tear-off pad. Solve your favorite crosswords on the go, while you wait, or pass a puzzle to a friend!

The New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles

The New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-06-13
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312937737

From the #1 name in crosswords comes this fun collection of 130 crosswords that have been chosen from puzzles published in the Monday and Tuesday editions of the "New York Times." Original.

On Crosswords

On Crosswords
Author: T. Campbell
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1938467469

On Crosswords covers three major, interrelated topics: crossword history, kinds of crosswords and how crosswords relate to everything else. Readers will meet the personalities who have made the art form what it is today, and walk away with the most complete understanding of the form that any single book can give.