New York Magazine Crosswords, Volume 6 [Spiral-bound]

Maura Jacobson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 2004 | Series: New York Magazine

These 50 crosswords from fan favorite Maura Jacobson will delight puzzlers everywhere:

• Gentle wit mixed with clever puns make New York Magazine puzzles a hit with crossword buffs
• Will Shortz, the crossword editor of the New York Times, calls Ms. Jacobson and her puzzles "a national treasure"

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

These 50 crosswords from fan favorite Maura Jacobson will delight puzzlers everywhere:

• Gentle wit mixed with clever puns make New York Magazine puzzles a hit with crossword buffs
• Will Shortz, the crossword editor of the New York Times, calls Ms. Jacobson and her puzzles "a national treasure"

About the Author

Maura Jacobson has created over 1,000 crosswords for New York magazine over the past two decades. She is the only person to contribute a puzzle to every American Crossword Puzzle Tournament since its inception in 1978.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 64 pages
• Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games (November 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812935268
• ISBN-13: 978-0812935264
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.3 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Crosswords > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most enjoyable activity, January 7, 2008

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D. Costa "A Christian" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New York Magazine Crosswords, Volume 6 (Spiral-bound)

Maura Jacobson is just simply "the best". She has never failed to live up to my expectations regarding the quality of her creativeness.
She is challenging but within reason. I guess the word is do-able.
I dislike crosswords that are just not do-able by a reasonably intelligent person. When it ceases to be a challenge and becomes a frustration and the solver becomes discouraged, what good is that?
So Maura remains Number ONE on my list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging, March 28, 2008

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Wade H. Clegg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New York Magazine Crosswords, Volume 6 (Spiral-bound)

I am subscribed to New York Magazine for many years in the future and the Crossword Puzzles by Maura Jacobson helps to give my brain a good workout. I'm hooked on her puzzles.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love these puzzles!, July 23, 2011

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Laurel (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: New York Magazine Crosswords, Volume 6 (Spiral-bound)

I've been addicted to the New York Magazine crossword puzzles for a long time. I was very upset to learn that their author has retired and that a new puzzle maker has taken over. This book is a collection of Maura Jacobson's puzzles for the magazine. Now that she is no longer doing them, this series of books allows me the pleasure of working on these puzzles in a large format that is spiral bound. They're clever, humorous, and doable, but not without some serious thinking. Plan to buy more when I finish this one.