Crosswords to Strain Your Brain [Spiral-bound]

Trip Payne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2002

Three types of puzzles lurk:
1. Crosswords with themes, such as "PG-13," which has four 13-letter answers with the initials PG: "Euclid's field" = PLANE GEOMETRY.
2. Brainbuster crosswords, with tantalizing and tricky clues: "Present time"=CHRISTMAS.
3. Identical Twin crosswords, which are two puzzles with exactly the same grids and two clues for each answer, but you aren't told which clue goes with which answer: "One member of an explorer duo" followed by "and the other member" = LEWIS and CLARK.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (August 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080697365X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806973654
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,575,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not Kids' Puzzles, March 17, 2010

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This review is from: Crosswords to Strain Your Brain (Spiral-bound)

I bought this book at a thrift store for $2 after seeing Trip Payne in the documentary "Word Play." I work puzzles almost every day, the harder the better. The Brainbusters and Identical Twins puzzles in this book are some of the most challenging I've ever attempted; the Brainbusters are on a par with the Saturday puzzles from the New York Times. I can't imagine why the webpage on Amazon says these puzzles are for ages 9 - 12, but maybe 9-year-olds are not what they used to be. Anyway, these puzzles are lots of fun, and I'm going to be sorry when I complete all of them.