Challenging Puzzles for Word Fanatics


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With more than 100 puzzles, made up of 10 different puzzle types, word lovers will unquestionably find something new, intriguing, and challenging. Some, like Split Decisions and Two-by-Twos, may be familiar, but others-like clueless crosswords, latticework, and fraze-its-go far beyond the usual. "Clever, innovative, expertly crafted-George Brederhorn's variety puzzles are always a pleasure. Count me as a big Bredehorn fan."-Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times.




Sit and Solve Word Puzzles


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Grab a pencil, get started, and soon you'll be exercising your brain (and, with a little luck, a few other muscles, too). While you're waiting for nature to take its course, try some clueless crosswords, where you fill in the blanks to form eight seven-letter words. Or, do double exposures, where you first figure out the six-letter words that read from top to bottom in the columns; that reveals only half the letters, so then you'll have to take one from the top squares of each column and transfer it to the blank above to reveal a phrase. Also fill-in stations, split decisions, two-by-twos, and lots more like this one:




Language Lover's Puzzle Book


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The verdict on these word games will be unanimous: they're the best, most enjoyably challenging ever! Here's just a bit of what awaits you inside: * Split Decisions, popular in The New York Times, give you a few letters that repeat in two words and you fill in the blanks. * The Ultimate Crossword features numbers in each box that stand for letters: figure out the connections and you're on your way to completing the puzzle. * Go Two by Two: Only two different letters are needed to complete these miniature crisscross puzzles. All the vowels have been placed for you. Pick two consonants and repeat them as often as necessary to finish each grid. * Words are playing hide-and-seek in Big Words A-Hiding: The grid conceals five words that have ten letters or more. Start anywhere and search left, right, up, or down--but not diagonally.




Large Print Pencil Puzzles


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From Anagram Loops to Clueless Crosswords, these puzzles are all challenging, baffling, and stimulating—and in easy-to-read, large-size print. This collection is endorsed by the NAVH, the National Association for Visually Handicapped, because the clues are big, the grids are big, and the entertainment is big, too. Complete Fraze-Its by filling in the two defined words in each line. Keeping the letter sequence, transfer the boxed letters to the blanks below. Voil�! a phrase will appear. For Split Decisions, the clues consist only of letter pairs given in the grid. Or try the Ultimate Crossword, Bits & Pieces, Latticework, Mixagrams, and many others.




Jumble to Unjumble: The Word Scramble Book


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The book From Jumble to Unjumble: The Word Scramble Book,is a word scramble puzzle book with different topics that feature seven words each that are jumbled (scrambled). One has to unscramble (unjumble) the words to find the answers. The topics range from “School Supplies” to “Shades of Red.”




Que's Official Internet Yellow Pages


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Information online is not stored or organized in any logical fashion, but this reference attempts to organize and catalog a small portion of the Web in a single resource of the best sites in each category.




Garden Lover's Puzzle and Quiz Book


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Gardening and puzzle enthusiasts will be happy to plow through 180 fun and stimulating word challenges and logic puzzles with gardening themes in the new collection Garden Lover's Puzzle and Quiz Book. All puzzles are horticulture-themed to challenge the keenest of gardeners. Ask any gardener and she'll tell you she prefers variety. This book has that and more. It's packed with crosswords, word search, wordwheel, codewords, arrowords, kriss kross, pathfinder, and logic problems that grow on you.




The Big Book of Crossword Puzzles II


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A huge collection of crossword puzzles at a great price. Test your knowledge of trivia, history, pop culture, vocabulary, and literature, and see if you can decipher clever clues, playful puns, and tricky twists. You’ll need to keep historical context in mind when you try your hand at a selection of classics from the 1950s and 1960s. Test your mettle against contemporary champions with puzzles that were worked out under tournament conditions by three top solvers. See if you’re championship caliber by comparing your times with theirs—although just finishing these puzzles is an accomplishment of which to be proud. Exercise your mind with theme puzzles created by some of the most talented crossword constructors around. A soft cover and spiral binding make it easy to settle in with your chosen puzzle, and all solutions are included.




MORE Remarkable Women Word Search Puzzles


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These 100 word search puzzles feature names and terms associated with famous women scientists, actors, musicians, politicians, authors, athletes: Madeline Albright, Melinda Gates, Aretha Franklin, Audrey Hepburn, and many others. Answers included.




Brain Challenge Puzzles: A Fun Way to Learn Vocabulary – Grade 7 and 8 Part 3


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Brain Challenge: A Fun Way to Learn Vocabulary offers a unique, educational approach to teaching vital skills to your child. The approach used is through PUZZLES, RIDDLES, QUIZZES, and PRACTICE STATEMENTS: The Parts of Speech Grammar Grammar Mistakes Misused English Words Punctuation Figures of Speech * You may need to print the material to practice in the activities.