Customer Reviews

Simon and Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Book #13: The Biggest and the Best (Simon & Schuster's Super Crossword Book)

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This series has a great variety of challenging crossword puzzles. Perfect for killing time on a Sunday afternoon, but be prepared to think, they are not just easy puzzles. Nice selection of puzzles, defientely recommend for the price.

EXCELLENT I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN TEAR OUT A PAGE WITHOUT TEARING UP THE WHOLE BOOK

Like all the books in this series, these are serious puzzles. They make you put on your thinking cap. Great book

For the intermediate to advanced crossword puzzle enthusiast, look no further than these puzzles published by Simon and Schuster. Hundreds of hours of challenging puzzle fun, featuring themed crosswords! Several volumes are available - all time well spent.

I'm a crossword fan and I'm also relatively smart, but these clues are way too obtuse for the puzzles to be enjoyable. I find myself being annoyed at how many times I have to look in the back, and even then going "what?" because the references are so obscure. I also think if the answer is more than one word it should be indicated in the clue, that's a pet peeve of mine, this book doesn't agree with me.

Simon and Schuster have been in the crossword puzzle book business for quite along time now. I think I have four or five stashed around the house, including this one, as I write this review. For the quality of puzzle versus the price paid, I favor these books. One of the major physical aspects of the book that I enjoy is that you can remove a page without trashing the entire book...this is important to me.

Now as to the actually puzzles: Folks, these are not easy...no, no, no....far from it. Some of the clues (well, actually it is more like almost all) are pretty obscure. These puzzles actually cause you to think. Before purchasing this work and the others in the series, you need to keep in mind that these are NOT for the beginner or even in many cases for those falling into the intermediate range! Most of these puzzles are hard!

Now crossword puzzle books are a rather personal thing, we each look for something a bit different...

Do I find these puzzles challenging? You bet, each and ever one of them. Keep in mind though...I am not all that bright.

Have I ever been able to finish one of these things, right to the finish, with no "peeking?" Not by a long shot. I am extremely lucky if I can solve half of each puzzle...Keep in mind though...I am not all that bright.

Do I increase my vocabulary by doing these puzzles? Well, not really as that is not my intent in playing them. I do get and am stimulated by new ways of perceiving different words. This for me is a good thing.

Are these the only puzzle books I use? No way. While I am not one of those people that demands instant gratification and insist on "winning" each and every time, I do like the satisfaction of completing a puzzle now and then. There are plenty of other books out there (Dell publishes nice ones) that offer challenges that are well in my range.

I personally dislike "theme" puzzles. These are not "theme" puzzles. If a person likes "theme" puzzles, they should look elsewhere.

At the price these things go for though, you might want to buy one, give it a try, and if it suits your needs then go from there. Personally, I like this and these books.

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks

These are indeed challeging puzzles but I am improving as I go through the book. I love that the pages are perforated and the y can be easily removed, especially for the ones on the left hand pages. I can't wait to finish and try some of the other volumes!

excellent puzzles that really try you ,they aret too easy but then they arent supposed to be

I really like the Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Books and have purchased all of them - puzzles are on one page - the pages are perforated and can be easily slit from the book - there's a variety of levels from easy to expert. You can't go wrong if you purchase any of the series - I highly recommend.

What a delight to have rip-out sheets instead of a bulky book to actually work a puzzle. Each puzzle has been a challenge.