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Star Trek Crosswords Book 1

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Although crossword puzzle books aren't my normal fare, being a fan of all things Star Trek and being a collector of Star Trek treasures automatically put this on the list of things to purchase.

This book of Star Trek crossword puzzles will definitely entertain you to no end trying to come up with the trivia that is included in the fifty crossword puzzles contained in this, the first of what will most likely be many Star Trek Crossword books. Fear not too much though, for if you do run into a particular question that is too much of a stumper, the answer sheet to all fifty puzzles is in the back. For the "devout" trekker, if they cannot come up with the answer off the top of their head, they can and will most likely have their Star Trek "Companions" and "Encyclopedias" nearby.

High praise to John M. Samson, Sam Bellotto Jr. and Raymond Hamel for bringing this, the first of many, Star Trek Crossword puzzle books to the Star Trek genre. {ssintrepid}

Being a major Star Trek fan for many years, I was really looking forward to this crossword puzzle book. And, in most ways, it is enjoyable to work these puzzles. But, there is Star Trek information in these puzzles that are wrong, especially certain spellings. I have checked multiple entries against Star Trek reference material that I have and from the official Star Trek web-site, and sometimes these puzzle clues/answers are wrong. Also, as mentioned by someone else, these puzzles are very challenging. If you don't have some detailed ST reference material, you will probably be pretty frustrated. Some of the answers to the entries are two or more words, but the author doesn't tell you that. And some of the non-Star Trek questions are very, very obscure. But, I've learned alot! I'm just not sure that I'll buy any more of this author's crossword books.

Not as easy as you might think, but it is very challenging even if you are a fan of Star Trek. You will need to know all the movies and TV shows to get these done. Of course, there are answers in the back and I had to look at a few clues.

This book contains some of the truest tests for Star Trek trivia buffs. With questions from all four-television series and the movies and including some from Earth, these crossword puzzles will challenge you. Some of the questions that are not from Star Trek are:

*) Sheep's cry
*) Water plant
*) Carpet style
*) Island off Venezuela
*) Cream-filled cookie

I am generally not a fan of crossword puzzles, so my advantage here was my knowledge of Star Trek. In general, I could answer about 1/3 of the questions without consulting any reference, which means that they are of moderate difficulty. To know the answers to some of the questions, you would have to be a complete encyclopedic reference to all things Star Trek.