Crossword Puzzles

These puzzles will have you searching for the dictionary! Keep your mind sharp and improve your word power at the same time. Ideal for whiling away those long commutes, traveling on vacation or relaxing at home.

Are you a Mensa genius? Challenge yourself and excite your brain with this entertaining collection of new puzzles created in partnership with American Mensa and the AARP (American Association of Retired People).

Young or old, your brain is essential to everything you do. You owe it to yourself not just to stay physically fit, but to stay mentally fit, too! This book of logic and number puzzles will help you do just that. A collaboration between Mensa and AARP, it is packed with brain teasers to exercise your mind and keep yourself sharp.

Whether you are looking to practice your critical thinking skills or you just want to keep your mind sharp, these puzzles will provide a short workout for your cognitive lobes. In the end, you'll have given your mind a problem-solving workout--and you'll have had fun in the process.

Challenge yourself and help keep your mind sharp with these brain-bending games and puzzles.

Test your quote IQ! Who said this?

"I think, therefore I am."

A. Marcus Aurelius
B. Gautama Buddha
C. René Descartes
D. Nicolas Cage

With hundreds of witticisms, musings, disses, words of inspiration, and canny observations, all wrapped up in the form of an addictive game with different ways to play, Who Said That? Is the most fun you can have while actually getting smarter. Or to put it another way, where else would you find Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Jay-Z, Bill Clinton, Patti Smith, Charlie Brown, Muhammad Ali, Lena Dunham, Joan Didion, Oprah Winfrey, and Henry David Thoreau all hanging out together?

Answer: C

This is a definitive Acol textbook, equally valuable to rubber or duplicate bridge players. Set out as a course which can be used in conjunction with bridge classes or as a self-teacher, the book covers all the basic principles of bidding and play and is packed with exercises and quizzes on everything that has been taught. Recommended as the ideal textbook for learning the game, Basic Bridge will continue to be the standard beginner's guide to rubber and duplicate bridge for the foreseeable future. If you only ever buy one bridge book it has to be Basic Bridge.

A great how-to-play and strategy guide to 100 of the most classic, interesting, challenging and fun solitaire games.

These are the 100 best and most enjoyable variations of America's most popular card game--solitaire! Loads of examples, diagrams, illustrations and strategies keep the writing lively, while showing you all sorts of fun ways to enjoy your favorite game. From straight-ahead solitaire to two-player games, readers will find all kinds of fantastic solitaire games--the classic ones, the new ones, those that require a lot of strategy, and the just plain fun ones. And because solitaire is perfect for playing when you're on the road, the chapter on travel solitaire is essential. As a bonus, the authors have included solitaire games for two players.

Have you daydreamed of being approached to be a secret agent? Imagined yourself being propelled into the dangerous and elegant world of spies?
Blending extraordinary and illuminating historical tales of the British Secret Intelligence Service from over the years with a wide range of mind-twisting puzzles, Secret Agent Brainteasers will test your mental agility to discover: Do YOU have what it takes to be a spy?
Long gone are the days when the tap on the shoulder was largely a result of social connections. Now the secret intelligence services have cast their nets wider, and it's your chance to join the ranks. Whether you have a linguistic flair, an instinct for technology, or good old common sense, pit your wits against some of the greatest minds of our time with ingenious brainteasers including secret languages, sabotage-themed brain bogglers, and hidden codes.

Based on The Times Bridge column, an extensive bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve their game, with instructive deals and tips, as well as a helpful Index.

Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge Correspondent, is both a champion Bridge player and an inspired teacher. He teaches and tutors at his Bridge Club and has acquired great practical knowledge about how people learn to play Bridge.

Based on Andrew Robson's Friday column in The Times, common scenarios are presented with an outline of what actually happened, as well as what should have happened. Along with every deal is the very popular handy tip 'If you remember just one thing...', which features throughout the book.

The first section of the book, 'The Game', is a basic outline providing the key to playing a sensible game of Bridge, subdivided into 'Bidding', 'Declarer Play' and 'Defence'.

The reader can either read 'The Game' first, paying particular attention to the tips, or they can dip in and out of the book, picking a common mistake at random, with the option to cross-reference to the same tip in 'The Game' section.

Bridge is now reaching a new audience, and is being played by people of all ages. Let Andrew Robson help you to improve your game!

Previously published as The Times Bridge: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Easy to solve . . . hard to resist!

Start of a new Day of the Week series: 75 ever-popular easy Tuesday from Times editor Will Shortz in a convenient portable size.
- Easy puzzles are popular: everyone loves the thrill of actually finishing the Times crossword, especially casual puzzlers, for whom these relaxing, solvable puzzles are a real delight.

- 75 daily-sized puzzles, the easiest published in the Times.

- Portable 6x9 trim size is perfect for solvers on the go.

- Edited by Will Shortz.

Escape for the weekend with this giant collection of 200 puzzles from The New York Times

This huge volume of 200 New York Times crosswords provides lots of puzzling power for fans to enjoy at home, outside, or on the beach. The first giant collection of 200 easy to hard puzzles in many years features:

* Big omnibus with hundreds of hours of solving fun
* Daily puzzles featuring all difficulty levels
* Crosswords edited by the #1 man in crosswords, Will Shortz

A NEW day-of-the-week series with striking covers and convenient spiral binding

Are you a die-hard Friday solver? Then you're in luck because you've found this collection of 50 New York Times Friday crossword puzzles!

Featuring:

- 50 New York Times Friday crosswords
- Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
- Convenient spiral binding for easy solving

A NEW day-of-the-week series with striking covers and convenient spiral binding

Are you a die-hard Wednesday solver? Then you're in luck because you've found this collection of 50 New York Times Wednesday crossword puzzles!

Featuring:

- 50 New York Times Wednesday crosswords
- Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
- Convenient spiral binding for easy solving

75 New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles: everyone's favorite!

The New York Times Sunday crossword is the undisputed king of crossword puzzles. This collection features 75 of them, sure to put the "fun" in your Funday!

Features:
- 75 themed Sunday New York Times crosswords
- Portable packaging for solving on the go
- Smart, fresh vocabulary, fun themes, and pop-culture references

The next in our popular series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues!

The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It's America's favorite--and most famous--crossword puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: easier on the eyes for stress-free solving!

Features:

- Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz
- Bold, fun series cover design
- Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving

A brand-new spiral series featuring New York Times Wednesday crossword puzzles only!

Wednesday is never the best or worst day of the week, but if you're a crossword solver, a Wednesday puzzle is always just right! This volume collects all your favorite not-too-easy, not-too-hard Wednesday puzzles in one big, spiral-bound edition.

Features:

- Fifty of the Times's Wednesday, medium-level crosswords edited by Will Shortz
- Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert
- Covered spiral binding for easy lay-flat solving

Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the king

You already know just how enjoyable--and and challenging--the game of chess can be. For those who play, chess leads to a lifetime of fun. But how do you make the first move to learn the rules and transform from a pawn to a king?

The path to a perfect checkmate is in your hands! In the pages of this book, you'll find an introduction to all the chess pieces including their strengths and weaknesses, tips on how to protect your pieces and prevent their capture, and guidance on when to attack and defend like a boss. You'll also find a bonus tear-out card to take your new tactics on the go!