Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #13 (13)

I liked that the columns and rows were so neatly and precisely laid out.This series is a great collection of puzzles and well worth the investment. There are some puzzle creators, however, who need more thorough editing. It's one thing to be clever and obtuse. It's another thing altogether to have the solution have no connection to the clue. And it's even worse when a clue is SO obscure that only the creator may know the answer. (i.e. "Called to the info booth at Woodstock" * )(* AlanFey)(As in, "Alan Fey... Please report to the information booth. Alan Fey... It's your friend, man. It's a bummer... please...") ;-)

I do one a day. These books tear our easily so I can take it with me.

Crossword puzzles are proven to improve brain function, memory, and knowledge. It's like a Jeopardy round on paper with subjects like: geography, literature, history, science, sports, movies, tv, food, politics, pop culture, etc. There's also the satisfaction of finishing one (answers are in the back just in case!) Each book has 300 puzzles, keeping you busy every day for nearly a year. I've ordered 22 of them over the years. True story.

Ever since I stopped taking a daily newspaper, I have wanted to continue doing crossword puzzles. It took me a while to enjoy working them in a book, but they are very good puzzles, ranging from medium to quite difficult. Some I can do quickly, but others take quite a while and sometimes I need to look at the answers for a clue.

Some of the puzzles at the beginning are a little too easy but when you get to the second half of the book they're nice and difficult. Many of the puzzles are very clever and fun to solve. Also like the format, the quality of the paper, and the teat-out sheets.

It’s so practical to be able to pull out individual, or clumps of, puzzles. Whoever thought of this is a genius, and it’s such a simple solution. I have been buying these for about 4 years, and I’ve gone through about 3 a year. Different levels of complexity are included, but the majority are the right combination of challenge and fun.

I have not used this Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #13 yet, but the books in this series are my favorite ones. This one in particular has large spaces to write in, is easier to read, and has perforated pages. These puzzle books contained enough puzzles to keep me busy for a long time. Many of them (this one included) contain 300 puzzles. I'm an avid crossword puzzler who solves several every day. This one is not impossibly difficult and not too easy.

We do these puzzles daily after canceling newspaper delivery. Start out easy and get harder as you progress through the book.