The New York Times Large-Print Crosswords to Boost Your Brainpower: 75 Large-Print Crosswords to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Crossword Skills, and Increase Your Vocabulary [Large Print] [Paperback]

The New York Times (Author), Will Shortz (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

What's a 10-letter word for "A way to have fun and sharpen your mind, too?" As recent studies, including one in the Journal of the American Medical Association, have found, one answer to the above clue is CROSSWORDS. Not only loads of fun, The New York Times crossword puzzles can also stimulate your mind and improve your vocabulary. And these puzzles are printed as big as we can make them so everyone can join in!

- With special hints and tips from Will Shortz to help solvers boost their crossword solving power-and their brainpower as well
- Puzzles are printed in extra-large type with two pages per puzzle so they're easy to read for all solvers
- 75 puzzles arranged from easy to hard: a challenge for all puzzlers from novice to advanced
- Edited and with an introduction by crossword great Will Shortz
- Author bylines allows fans to get to know their favorite constructors

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About the Author

Will Shortz has been crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Will can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.crosswordtournament.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031232037X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312320379
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,694,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff !!, November 29, 2005

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This review is from: The New York Times Large-Print Crosswords to Boost Your Brainpower: 75 Large-Print Crosswords to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Crossword Skills, and Increase Your Vocabulary (Paperback)

I bought a BUNCH of these large print New York Times Crossword books for my Mom including this one. She was ardent about solving them and felt they helped her in maintaining her mental powers. I would have to agree on that. The large print really IS large and seemed too big to me at first but they were easier for her to savor and work on at her own pace. They also have puzzles you can subscribe to and receive through the mail. I was surprized and delighted during a visit to see that she and a friend worked on them together. They're a terrific resource for an aging parent and well worth the price for the stimulation !!