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World's Largest Crossword Puzzle

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I just finished the World's Largest Crossword Puzzle last night. It's been one heck of a project--approximately equivalent to 200 slightly oversized daily crossword puzzles. I'm going to love hanging the puzzle on my wall--it really is something to behold when it's all done. But it's also a big undertaking that requires a great deal of patience and perserverance.

The puzzle itself is moderately difficult, but made more so by the fact that somewhere during the revision (it's been re-done once) or perhaps during the original construction some errors were made. Because of this, many of the clues don't match the answers. Add to that the fact that the author uses many hundreds, possibly even thousands, of abbreviations that are specific to a certain field (e.g. "Abbreviation used in electrical engineering") that no lay person ever has a chance of knowing, and you've got what can be an exercise in frustration. You can work for hours on one small section and only later find out that the clue doesn't fit the answer. I'm generally pretty dogged in completing crosswords until letter perfect, but that's not possible here. So I had to sacrifice a bit of my honor and force myself to give up after a couple of passes through the ups and downs. Still, it's about 98+ percent solvable, which is pretty good when you consider how intricate the puzzle is and how hard it must have been to create.

Overall, I enjoyed the process and am pleased with the result. If you've got the time and energy, I highly recommend this.

I LOVE crossword puzzles. My quest to purchase this specific one spanned about a year from first seeing it in an airplane magazine to scouting around online. I will finish it, I'm sure, and am glad that I purchased it. However, it is advertised to be printed on nice paper stock, but it is not. The puzzle is printed on 6 separate pieces of 'run-of-the-mill' paper not conducive to hanging on a wall for an extended period of time. Further, the puzzle segments are not printing straight on every piece, so I was forced to crinkle some edged and even sacrifice a column section in order to tape the pieces together. You are also required to fold the edges of the segments so they are flush. All in all, it's a great idea and I love having such a thing in my home. I would recommend, however, purchasing card stock to back it and using precise cutting methods to put it together. So, invest ten or so extra dollars to really make this purchase worthwhile.

we hung it up in our office and no one could go to lunch or leave the office until they solved 1 clue. With 28000 clues, I think we lost a few employees. some guys never left.........
BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great purchase! I gave it as a birthday gift and the person I gave it to loves it. The product shipped almost as soon as I purchased it.

Great gift for the NY Times crossword puzzler. Clues are on par with the times Monday to Wednesday.

Excellent for bringing teenagers and parents together on so many levels. Dangerous for those who have a compulsion to finish things.

Bring your glasses and magnifying lenses and hide the answer book!

You may have to move the entertainment center out of the living room to make room for this on your wall, but it'll be well worth it. This crossword puzzle is a good combination of easy, difficult, and impossible clues, so the whole family (or the whole office) can participate. I'd suggest a crossword dictionary for the harder clues. This is loads of fun! It's the best crossword puzzle I've ever worked on - when does the next one come out?

A 6' by 6' crossword puzzle -- The hardest part was trying to find enough wall space to mount it. It also conveniently folds into 6 separate puzzles so you can sit & work on it. Great fun for the crossword enthusiast!

Upon putting the panels together we realized we had been sent a duplicate piece and we were missing one of the panels. I contacted customer service for the company that makes the product and was told I could purchase an entire new set of panels for $10.00 and $4.95 s&h. As the mistake was clearly on the part of the company I was certainly not willing to pay another $15 to get the complete puzzle.

Absolutely LOVE it. If you know of anyone who likes a good Crossword puzzle or a good challenge, this is the gift for them.

I saw the World's Largest Crossword in SkyMall magazine the last time I flew. Then, recently, when I got a new office at work that had a big empty wall that needed to be painted, I thought, "Let me try to get ahold of that crossword." The order was shipped in a timely fashion and people are fascinated to see this monstrosity on my wall. The clues are neither too hard nor too easy. I am actually thinking about buying a second copy--one to display and one to keep folded up so I can work on it in my easy chair.