Crosswords
Crucigramas
Crucigramas is an entertaining crossword puzzle package that blends a strong Spanish vocabulary with easy and direct clues to appeal to readers of all ages. The package includes a cryptocrossword, a word search, a themed crossword, a diagramless puzzle, a quote acrostic, an extreme quote acrostic and a commuter crossword. Purchase a single puzzle or the whole package. Available in Spanish only.
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Jumble® Crosswords TM
Hoyt meshes interesting facts, wordplay and creative visual tricks in each puzzle. Solvers read the clues, unscramble the answers and place the answers in a solution grid. When the puzzle is complete, they unscramble the letters circled in the diagram to reveal a humorous bonus word. This puzzle is part of the Jumble word-game family, America's favorite reason to open the newspaper. (Level of Difficulty: 2 on a scale of 1-5.)
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Kids Across/Parents Down TM
This interactive crossword puzzle-with down clues geared to parents and across clues geared to kids-encourages families to have fun together. It's an entertaining, educational puzzle for kids ages 6-12. Kids Across/Parents Down is a great Newspapers in Education feature that gets parents actively involved and draws young people into the newspaper. It is also a winner of the 2007 Mr. Dad Seal of Approval.
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
One of the most entertaining puzzles around, the Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle offers a broad range of vocabulary and cultural clues, along with a sprinkling of humor and wordplay. In classic puzzle style, this crossword gets more difficult each day. By Saturday, the toughest day, solvers really have to stretch their brains to fill in the blanks. (Level of Difficult on a scale of 1-5: Monday and Tuesday, 1; Wednesday, 2; Thursday and Friday, 3; Saturday 4)
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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
One of the most entertaining puzzles around, the Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle offers a broad range of vocabulary and cultural clues, along with a sprinkling of humor and wordplay. (Level of Difficulty: 4 on a scale of 1-5)
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Observer Crossword
Year after year, this mind-twisting puzzle earns its reputation as one of the most challenging crosswords available. Together with 20 top constructors, Preston creates a crossword with one goal in mind-to baffle sophisticated puzzlers. The puzzle delights gamers with its mix of highbrow clues, tricky wordplay and obscure terms. (Level of Difficulty: 5 on a scale of 1-5)
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Quote-Acrostic
Tougher and more rewarding than many crosswords, this multilayered word game is absorbing, challenging and fun. Solvers work to define clues and transfer the letters to corresponding numbers in the diagram. When completed, the solution grid reveals relevant quotes, while the name of the author and title of the work are exposed in the first letters of the clue answers.
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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
THE Daily Commuter Puzzle uses straightforward clues to appeal to new puzzle solvers or those with limited time. This crossword is a quick read on the train or bus.
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THE Daily Crossword
THE Daily Crossword appeals to a broad spectrum of readers with a basic knowledge of pop culture and mainstream themes. Williams includes plenty of contemporary trivia, but he also tosses in some golden oldies for longtime puzzle solvers. (Level of Difficulty: 3 on a scale of 1-5)
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THE Sunday Crossword Package
A conventional crossword: The centerpiece of the week, this puzzle, by Wayne Williams, focuses on a fun theme, using several longer words related to that theme, mixed with a couple of wordplay tricks. (Level of Difficulty: 3.5 on a scale of 1-5) A cryptogram: Each letter in the cryptogram, by Myles Mellor, stands for another letter, challenging wordsmiths to decode the clues and decipher a clever phrase. (Level of Difficulty: 4 on a scale of 1-5) A diagramless puzzle by Myles Mellor: Like a regular crossword but with an added challenge-sleuths must also create the diagram and figure out where the numbers and black squares go. (Level of Difficulty: 2 on a scale of 1-5)
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