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Cinema Acrostics

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I had never done acrostics before, but now I'm hooked. These are interesting, challenging, clever, and fun. Give them a try!

This book is clever, beautifully presented and lots of fun. Although a movie and crossword puzzle fan, I had never done or understood acrostics. The instruction here are clear and the puzzles, though challenging are doable. The quotes are entertaining and the clues bright and thought provoking. Give it a try.

Since I do arcrostic puzzles daily I am in a good position to judge this item. I am delighted with it because I can sit down and stay with one and finish it within about 60 to 90 minutes. I find there is a flow. I struggled with the first two, but now they move well. Very satisfying. I don't understand the rating (star) system because hard or easy, I find them just a bit of a challenge. I chose the cinema over others because at least that is something I know about, but I am not really a movie buff, so I suppose others shouldn't be put off if they feel likewise. Hey, it keeps those brain cells on alert.

Excellent - For people who love movies, this is addictive fun. More please!

My family loves movies and acrostics, so this is the perfect puzzle book for us. Fortunately, we have a spread of ages, so what one person doesn't know, another might. And it's great fun to find that a clue, or even an entire quote, is from a favorite film. There's a nice mix of easy/hard, old/new, well-known/obscure, and Hollywood/foreign. The joy of acrostics is that they build momentum, so even if you know only three or four answers at the beginning, you can make educated guesses on the quote that often get you headed in the right direction in figuring out a difficult clue. We're eager for a second book from Peter Scher. Our only complaint is that the answers are too accessible; we quickly taped the back of the book shut when it arrived.