The New York TimesCrosswords: Easy, Relaxing-and Fun!
With the workweek over and a long, relaxing weekend stretching delightfully ahead, what better way to ease the mind and soothe the soul than with a crossword puzzle? Or better yet, two hundred of them?
The New York Timesand its crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, bring you this volume, overflowing with selected crosswords from the pages of theTimes, puzzles free of the obscure trivia of older crosswords, and full of modern, fresh vocabulary and fun wordplay. There's no reason to wait until Monday to pick up a pencil and puzzle away when the weekend hours beckon-along with two hundred pristine crosswords just waiting to be solved.
Will Shortzhas been the crossword puzzle editor ofThe New York Timessince 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR'sWeekend Edition Sundayand 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.
[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
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