Crossword lovers are always on the lookout for a challenge—something rough enough and tough enough to give their mental muscles a real workout. These 75 puzzles fit the bill. With clues that range from geography and technology to popular culture and witty wordplay, it pushes solvers to search every nook and cranny of their brain. Adding to the fun, almost all the crosswords have a stimulating theme—like the sci-fi fun-filled "Roswell"; "Homophone Humor"; or "Award-Winning Roles." And the final puzzle tops off the collection with a real skill-tester. Can you complete it? We say no—but it’s up to you to prove us wrong!
There’s so much entertainment here, who could resist?
John M. Samson has edited over 250 puzzle books for Simon & Schuster's Crossword series and has had several daily and Sunday crosswords published in The New York Times.He recently authored puzzle books for Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (HarperCollins). John's puzzles have appeared on the back of a Kellogg's cereal box, on the side of a tall building for Metro-North Railroad, in a tree inhabited by Keebler elves, in a keystone for the H. J. Heinz Company, in a heart for Longevity magazine, on an album cover for a rock group, and in a three-page centerfold for Golf Digest. John's other pursuits include writing for the stage, screen, and television. He lives in a sometimes-sleepy village in Central New York.
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Crossword lovers are always on the lookout for a challenge—something rough enough and tough enough to give their mental muscles a real workout. These 75 puzzles fit the bill. With clues that range from geography and technology to popular culture and witty wordplay, it pushes solvers to search every nook and cranny of their brain. Adding to the fun, almost all the crosswords have a stimulating theme—like the sci-fi fun-filled "Roswell"; "Homophone Humor"; or "Award-Winning Roles." And the final puzzle tops off the collection with a real skill-tester. Can you complete it? We say no—but it’s up to you to prove us wrong!
There’s so much entertainment here, who could resist?
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John M. Samson has edited over 250 puzzle books for Simon & Schuster's Crossword series and has had several daily and Sunday crosswords published in The New York Times.He recently authored puzzle books for Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (HarperCollins). John's puzzles have appeared on the back of a Kellogg's cereal box, on the side of a tall building for Metro-North Railroad, in a tree inhabited by Keebler elves, in a keystone for the H. J. Heinz Company, in a heart for Longevity magazine, on an album cover for a rock group, and in a three-page centerfold for Golf Digest. John's other pursuits include writing for the stage, screen, and television. He lives in a sometimes-sleepy village in Central New York.
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