The New York Times Crosswords for a Weekend Getaway: 200 Easy, Breezy Puzzles

by The New York Times, Will Shortz (Editor)

Overview

The New York Times Crosswords: 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 Times and its crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, bring you this volume, overflowing with selected crosswords from the pages of the Times, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312351984
Publisher:	St. Martin's Press
Publication date:	02/07/2006
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle 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. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.

Editorial Reviews

[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

From the Publisher