Everything Cryptic Crosswords Book: 100 complex and challenging puzzles for word lovers! (Everything: Sports and Hobbies) | 
 enlarge | Author: Geraint Tucker
Publisher: Adams Media
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 52150
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1598693883
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
EAN: 9781598693881
ASIN: 1598693883
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Book Description
Ready to tackle the ultimate crossword challenge? Try these cryptic crosswords, which not only test your conventional crossword skills, but also provide other forms of word play as well. The Everything Cryptic Crosswords Book boasts a hundred pencil-nibbling puzzles, in which each clue is a riddle in itself, such as: - Double definitions: Create vegetables and fruits (PRODUCE)
- Hidden words: Repeat part of the chorus (ECHO)
- Anagrams: Change of heart for our planet (EARTH)
The EverythingCryptic Crosswords Book is your perfect introduction to these mind-bending, addictive puzzles. Whether you're new to the cryptic trend or an experienced fan, you'll be hooked in no time! Geraint Tucker discovered cryptic crosswords at university in the UK and soon started to make them as well-first for a Web site and later for the student newspaper at Bath University.He lives in Cardiff, Wales.
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 Brain exercise July 4, 2008
This is a great confidence builder, especially when you don't peek at the answers. Solving gives a real boost to your self esteem. A good way to build your vocabulary and word usage. I am 76 years old and love cryptic puzzles, particularly the black and white square type.
 Not for beginners February 21, 2008
I used this book as a textbook in an adult ed course on cryptic crosswords and was really disappointed. The setter's clues are below par and all too often forced. He uses truly unusual words as answers that one must look up in dictionaries; this is acceptable in British cryptics, but not the norm in American cryptics. Definitely not a book for beginners and not all that satisfying for seasoned solvers.
great fun book February 8, 2008
Excellent book. I take it with me and do a few clues at a time. The answers at the back really help. It is my first go at crosswords and this book is the perfect solution.
If you like Cryptics.................... December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You will surely enjoy Everything Cryptic. The puzzles start out just easy enough to get you warmed up, and then you find a variety of increasingly challenging cryptics. If you believe that mental exercises keep your mind young and fit, this is a good choice for you.The Everything Cryptic Crosswords Book: 100 Complex and Challenging Puzzles for Word Lovers (Everything: Sports and Hobbies)ou!
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