The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles Volume 8: 50 Monday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times [Spiral-bound]

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

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2007 | Series: New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles (Book 8)

Easy to solve . . . hard to resist!

For solvers who want more of the fun and less of the challenge of solving the legendary New York Times crossword comes this collection of light and fun puzzles. All the puzzles in this book originally appeared in Monday editions of the paper---the easiest of the week---and they're fun and enjoyable while still providing the same high standards that have always been the mark of The New York Times and its crossword editor, Will Shortz.

* Fifty of the easiest daily crossword puzzles
* Edited by crossword great Will Shortz
* Puzzles feature fun, fresh clues and vocabulary

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[Will Shortz] is the crossword king."
- Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes

"The prince of crossword puzzlers."
- Greenwich Magazine

"The Riddler's got nothing on Will Shortz."
- Time Out New York

"Will Shortz is [the crossword book world's] John Grisham."
- Martin Arnold

About the Author

Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle 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. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 64 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (February 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312365586
• ISBN-13: 978-0312365585
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Crosswords > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No Puzzle Titles, November 25, 2007

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B. Wolf (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles Volume 7: 50 Monday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times (Spiral-bound)

After really enjoying volume 1 through 4 of this series, I bought volume 7. The puzzles are just as great in this one as in volumes 1 through 4, but the titles of the puzzles are missing! This removes some of the fun, as part of doing a crossword is figuring out how the title relates to the puzzle theme. This is an incredible oversight to me--the book claims it was edited by Will Shortz, but I doubt he even looked at it or surely this would have been caught. You're better off sticking to the volumes that are complete.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for the addicted., January 10, 2007

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BosGav (CA in my heart) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles Volume 7: 50 Monday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times (Spiral-bound)

After seeing the movie "Wordplay," my wife became interested in solving the NY Times crossword puzzle and is now addicted. This book was the perfect gift for a vacation to a place where getting the newspaper is not so easy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, doable puzzles, but too many recycled clues, November 10, 2007

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Mark Greenbaum (South Orange, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles Volume 8: 50 Monday Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times (Spiral-bound)

Just recently I become interested in crosswords for the first time, so I picked up this book. The puzzles in it are for the most part very fun and pretty doable, even for a crossword beginner.

My one complaint about this volume is that there are way too many recycled clues in the fifty different puzzles. Perhaps there are just certain basic clues that are common to most puzzles, but I found -- and I am not exaggerating -- no less than 50 clues which were used in multiple puzzles. And I am not talking about just the same answer, but essentially the same clue. After a while this became very annoying. Not a gigantic deal, but it is something that bugged me a little.

Three stars.