The New York Times Crosswords to Boost Your Brainpower: 75 Crosswords to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Crossword Skills, and Increase Your Vocabulary - Softcover

The New York Times

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312320337 ISBN 13: 9780312320331

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

Synopsis

What's a 10-letter word for "A way to have fun and sharpen your mind, too?" As recent studies, including one in the Journal of the American Medical Association, have found, one answer to the above clue is "Crosswords." Not only loads of fun, The New York Times crossword puzzles can also stimulate your mind and improve your vocabulary!

- With special hints and tips from Will Shortz to help solvers boost their crossword solving power-and their brainpower as well
- 75 puzzles arranged from easy to hard: a challenge for all puzzlers from novice to advanced
- Edited and with an introduction by crossword great Will Shortz
- Author bylines allows fans to get to know their favorite constructors

About this title

About the Author:

Will Shortz has been crossword 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. Will can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.crosswordtournament.com.

Review:

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

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


"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 this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312320337
• ISBN 13: 9780312320331
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112
• Editor: Shortz Will