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Crossword Puzzles
In a striking and portable box, these 140 questions are a fun trivia challenge wherever you want to play! These multiple-choice questions cover the entire animal kingdom--from marine life to land dwellers.
"Crosswordese in all its glory has never been so entertaining!"--Will Shortz A celebration of the weird and wonderful language of crosswords, and the lexicon's fascinating checkered history, for crossword puzzlers and language lovers of all kinds. Crossword puzzles have a language all their own. This entertaining guide to grid lingo will improve your game while it fills in the mystery and history of this unique and playful idiom. Author David Bukszpan brings his deep word game knowledge and engaging educational style to this exploration of crosswordese and its evolution from antiquity to the age of LOL and LIZZO. Far more than a crossword puzzle lexicon, Crosswordese is full of fun entries, including rich sections on particular types of puzzle clues and answers from pop culture, sports, science, and more. Each chapter also includes a puzzle custom-made by the author and exclusive to the book! This is the perfect gift to help novices up their skills and reward veterans with a deeper appreciation of this delightfully quirky vocab. BEYOND CROSSWORDS: Hooked on crosswords? Now you can discover even more to enjoy about the history and trivia behind the terms and clues you love. THE CROSSWORD MOMENT: With crossword puzzles hotter than ever, and available in venues new and familiar (of course the New York Times, but also The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, Vice, smartphone apps . . . ), we live in a golden era of crosswordese. This is a readable and richly entertaining guide to speaking the language and upping your game. PACKED WITH INFORMATION: The text is written in a clever way that delivers ANSWERS and [clues] as you read along. Packed with trivia, sidebar-rich chapters cover groups of clues on subjects like food, travel, music, movies, and more. FOR BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, AND WORD NERDS ALIKE: Beginners will find it a boon to their solving skills; veteran crossworders will learn more about the vocabulary they employ every morning; even folks more interested in language than puzzles will find plenty to say AHA about. DIP IN AND OUT: Structured for easy use, with spotlights on common and cryptic crosswordese from Latin terms to coffee words, sports lingo to Simpsons characters, and phrases like DOH [Homeric interjection?] and OOF [Gut reaction?]. PUZZLES INCLUDED: The author has also specially created a dozen puzzles based on the book's content and included them inside the book! Perfect for: Gift or self-purchase for crossword puzzlers of all skill levels Lovers of Scrabble, Wordle, Bananagrams, Words with Friends, and all varieties of word and brain games Pairing with crossword puzzle books for adults as a birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or any special occasion gift for word nerds and language enthusiasts Going offline to enjoy some classic screen-free crossword fun
Show off your page-turning prowess and bust out your best book-themed jokes with this raucous party game full of literary laughs from the wordsmiths at the indie nonprofit Electric Literature. Papercuts is what Kurt Vonnegut, James Baldwin, and Virginia Woolf would play if they were alive, locked in a room together, and forced to play a card game. This party game for bibliophiles and pop culture fanatics follows an intuitive and popular game format, similar to Apples to Apples: the dealer lays down a Question card and each player must fill in the blank with one of the five Answer cards in their hand. What ensues is an endless loop of hilarious literary jokes and gut-busting gameplay. Sample questions include:
Why does the caged bird sing? Are You There God? It's Me, __________. Last year's Booker Prize-winning novel is told from the perspective of __________.
Players can respond with answers like:
Flannery O'Connor's peacocks Atticus Finch before he was racist a fifteen-page sex scene
This edition of Electric Literature's game boasts 100 question cards and 200 answer cards in a luxe, portable package. Toss it in a tote or bring it to your next party for countless chapters of enjoyment.
Players can respond with answers like:
This edition of Electric Literature's game boasts 100 question cards and 200 answer cards in a luxe, portable package. Toss it in a tote or bring it to your next party for countless chapters of enjoyment.
This beautifully-packaged party game comes with 140 cards, each with 5 literary categories to choose from, including Classics, Bestsellers, Nonfiction, Book to Film, and Children's books. Simply act out the titles of the latest-and-greatest books--without speaking a word--for your team to guess.
With 140 mythological trivia questions in a gorgeous and compact box, MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA puts your knowledge of the world's mythologies to the ultimate test! These multiple-choice questions cover worldwide myths and folklore--from gods and heroes to magical beasts and monsters.
Oh, say, can you solve? This collection of brainteasers is as big and diverse as the U.S. itself. Inside, you'll find something for everyone: word games (like a crisscross including all 50 states), logic puzzles, trivia (such as identifying songs with states in their names), visual conundrums, state flag connect-the-dots, a giant maze (begin it anywhere, but you must end up in Washington, D.C.), with new surprises always around the corner. This book makes a great gift for any patriotic puzzle lover, or the perfect entertainment for a coast-to-coast trip.
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.
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.
Tune into a moment of mindfulness with over 300 pencil-ready puzzles.
Paper, Pencil and You: Mindfulness presents over 300 puzzles designed to encourage mindfulness in a busy, stressed-out world. From simple word searches and labyrinths to challenging logic problems and visual conundrums, each puzzle helps to keep the brain sharp, while providing a mindful moment free from distractions and worries. The puzzles in this book encourage you to develop mindfulness skills to help relieve the stresses of modern-day living. Each one is designed to channel your mind away from distractions and to focus on the here and now. Work your way through puzzles that include drawing fences, finding hidden words, matching shadows and linking shapes to improve your awareness, instinct and creativity. So, sharpen that pencil, turn over the page and tap into mindfulness.
The New York Times Crosswords: Everyone's favorite puzzles
With 100 easy-to-hard puzzles in a smart, striking design, this new volume of The New York Times Classic Crossword Puzzles is the perfect gift for any crossword lover. Its sturdy, journal-style packaging with ribbon marker and removable jacket means you can solve in style wherever you go.
- High-quality paper inside allows you to solve with pen or pencil
- Cloth ribbon marker helps you keep your place so you can easily return to the puzzle you're working on
- Removable cover band leaves a discreet and sophisticated hardcover book with rounded corners and charming crossword grid pattern
- All puzzles originally printed in The New York Times and edited by Will Shortz, the top two names in crosswords
The next in our popular series featuring only the toughest crossword puzzles from The New York Times!
Are you up for the challenge? Many puzzle fans love the deviously difficult New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords. They're the hardest puzzles around, and once you've conquered them, you're a true puzzlemaster! Features:- 50 New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords
- Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
- Spiral binding for convenient lay-flat solving