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Mensa Crosswords for the Super Smart: 72 Cranium-Crushing Challenges [Spiral-bound]

Frank Longo (Author)
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Book Description

October 1, 2005 Mensa
You always said you were smart. Now here's a chance to prove it, with the most challenging crossword collection ever.

There are very few black squares in these crosswords, which means that most of the answers are long. Some of the information required challenges every facet of your general knowledge. And even when the answers aren't hard, the clues can be quite tricky. Try this, in the long answer category: what's a 15-letter word for "Psychiatrists' suggestions, sometimes"? In the area of specialized learning, do you know what "Limón or Vaníla" (10 letters) refers to? And in the matter of tricky clues: what's the five-letter answer to "'_____ nui loa' ('Fondest regards,' in Maui)"? Give up? Answers: ANTIDEPRESSANTS, BACARDI RUM, and ALOHA. If you can fill in all the blanks in these 72 cranium crushers, you're super smart, indeed.



Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (October 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402713878
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402713873
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Frank Longo is a freelance puzzle creator whose books have sold more than two million copies. His sudoku books include Hip Pocket Sudoku.

 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly perfect -- and tough, July 17, 2006
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Crucial Verbist (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mensa Crosswords for the Super Smart: 72 Cranium-Crushing Challenges (Spiral-bound)
Delivers as described, large swaths of white squares, many answers stacked and traversing the entire width or height of the diagram. Takes a long time to figure out, but when you do (aha!), the letters fill in quickly due to the long answers cascading together. The clues are clever and contemporary, referencing the latest events and popular culture. If you like the Saturday NY Times puzzles, this book is for you, because these puzzles are even harder.

Also, half the puzzles do not follow the traditional symmetry of grid design. Personally, I didn't mind at all.

A thoughtful touch is the book design: spiral bound pages, stiff covers, bright white paper make for convenient solving. The solution pages are bound so that the appropriate answer appears directly under the puzzle you're attempting -- another nice touch.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars mensa disappoints, May 13, 2007
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isadora koff "lieder lover" (west hollywood, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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these puzzles are indeed challenging. they are filled with pointless trivia and contain no humor. there are equally difficult puzzles that entertain and amuse as one goes about solving. these have no charm
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars These are nasty, all right!, July 14, 2006
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This review is from: Mensa Crosswords for the Super Smart: 72 Cranium-Crushing Challenges (Spiral-bound)
Many "tough" crossword compilations fall in the medium-to-hard category, not nearly challenging enough for those of us who love to torture ourselves by staring at arcane clues, trying to figure out what the puzzler was thinking ... of course, the joy of the "aha" moment more than compensates for the torture. The Mensa Crosswords, I'm happy to say, live up to the "cranium-crushing" description. (I finished them, but I admit to peeking at the answers on a few occasions!) I hope Mr. Longo will favor us with a Volume 2 soon.
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