Author :
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 33,10 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402750472
To solve these puzzles, cruciverbalists (look it up!) must get their minds in gear and marshal their knowledge of idioms, colloquial phrases, and other tricky language facts. From "Jack Horner's dish" (pie) and "Folklore giant" (ogre) to "Texas landmark" (Alamo) and "Large waves" (seas), the clues offer an entertaining challenge.
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,4 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402763731
Paging all book lovers: here's a top-notch collection of 50 crosswords all about classic novels, from Don Quixote to The Color Purple. The great works of literature come to life in grids and clues, with each puzzle focusing on one book--even providing a quote and bits of trivia. Puzzle master Stanley Newman was the wordsmith for this collection, so solvers know that they'll be getting the best in cerebral entertainment--no library card required.
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402763748
The big names of comedy star in this crossword collection! From Mark Twain to Whoopi Goldberg, each puzzle focuses on a top humorist, providing witty wordplay and amusing little factoids, too. Test your solving skills on funny fellows like Robin Williams and Henny Youngman, and pick up some trivia on such laugh-inducing ladies as Lily Tomlin and the beloved Lucille Ball. This is pure comedy gold!
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402763762
What do Harry Potter, Winston Churchill, and Stephen King have in common? They're each the featured topic of a crossword in this treasure-trove of trivia. Fifty themed puzzles cover everything from Elvis films to license plate slogans, and they're a must for every trivia junkie and the perfect way to practice for sessions of Trivial Pursuit (or, for the more ambitious, becoming a contestant on Jeopardy!). Stanley Newman, the author, also co-wrote 15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia, so he knows his stuff!
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 19,96 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402763755
We’ve got a Titanic collection of star-studded crosswords perfect for those nights when you’re Home Alone and in the mood to solve. Word wizard Stanley Newman used his Total Recall to construct 50 puzzles perfect for either a Pretty Woman or A Few Good Men. None of them is a Mission: Impossible, but all are in A League of Their Own. Your Basic Instinct is right if you think this book will Speed up your brain, and we actually think this is...As Good As It Gets!
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 2008-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402762703
For golf lovers who enjoy playing with words as much as playing a round, these puzzles are like a hole in one! Done in association with AARP, they’re specially designed to keep players’ mental game as sharp as their swing. Fans will appreciate the focus on their favorite sport--and the fascinating facts they’ll learn as they search for the answers. Who was the 1997 Masters’ champ? What’s the circumference of a golf ball? Who was the first woman to design a golf course? But the most important question for solvers will be: am I on par...or have these questions got me in a trap! It’s almost as good as a day on the course.
Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 18,74 MB
Release : 2008-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402762697
Hooray for Hollywood! And ditto for this star-studded collection of movie-themed crosswords, created by the editor of Newsday’s nationally syndicated puzzle. Inside you’ll find 50 cinematic crosswords that highlight screen legends from the recent and more distant past. Each puzzle contains a quote from one of the subject’s films, as well as fun and fascinating factoids. The above-the-title names range from Katharine Hepburn, James Cagney, and Judy Garland to contemporary Oscar� winners such as Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, and Denzel Washington. In addition, hundreds of general movie-related clues will challenge and then delight film lovers evoking vivid memories of the great screen performances that defined the golden age of film.
Author : Charles Preston
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 23,28 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402717352
To solve these, puzzlers really have to get their minds in gear and know their culture, colloquial phrases, and other tricky language facts. From “Film director Clair” and “Trumpeter Al” to “Ogled” and “Bootlegger’s nemesis,” the clues offer a fun challenge. Some of the puzzle themes include Alliteration, Music Man, Southwest, and Compute. Answers: Ren�, Hirt, Eyed, Ness
Author : Union Square & Co
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402750489
Bet you can't solve just one! Once you do, however, you'll quickly see why these crosswords are positively habit-forming! They offer just the right dose of nostalgia along with clues that help expand your vocabulary, pattern-solving skills, and mastery of trivia. The themes cover a wide range of topics, so finding the answers makes for satisfying fun.
Author : Union Square & Co
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 22,33 MB
Release : 2008-05
Category :
ISBN : 1402752385
Use it or lose it! Crosswords and other mind-flexing puzzles can perform an anatomical impossibility: They keep the brain on its toes! Stay mentally fit and max out your mind with these marvelous crosswords, created in association with AARP. The perfect brain-bending workout, they test your smarts on vocabulary and classic knowledge, not hip-hop allusions or esoteric clues. The puzzles feature an easy-to-read font, inviting solvers to dive right in on deciphering the clues. Each collection features 50 great puzzles in a spiral-bound book that lies flat as you solve.
