Will Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles
Title | Will Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles PDF eBook |
Author | Will Shortz |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-08-05 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780312382735 |
Will Shortz, NPR's Puzzlemaster, has been challenging and entertaining puzzle fans for years. Now he starts a new series of word games and brainteaser books: Mind Games! The first volume, Alphabet Riddles, contains 100 of his popular initial puzzles where every answer is a familiar two-word phrase having the same pair of initials. For example, using the initials S & B: *What's kicked at the World Cup [SOCCER BALL] *Portable advertising sign [SANDWICH BOARD] *Shade of hair that's reddish yellow [STRAWBERRY BLOND] *God [SUPREME BEING] Features: · 100 all-new Alphabet Riddles · Created by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Convenient portable format
Games Magazines Presents Will Shortz's Best Brain Busters
Title | Games Magazines Presents Will Shortz's Best Brain Busters PDF eBook |
Author | Will Shortz |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 130 |
Release | 1991-09-01 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 0812919521 |
Will Shortz has compiled 150 of his favorite word puzzles in this one-of-a-kind collection.
The Pocket Book of Frame Games
Title | The Pocket Book of Frame Games PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Stickels |
Publisher | Fair Winds Press |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2006-04-06 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 161058001X |
Frame games, as seen in USA WEEKEND magazine and read by more than 48,000,000 people in 600 newspapers weekly, are an extremely popular and amusing form of word puzzle that represent a famous phrase, song, person, place, or movie. By looking at the way the letters are formed and where they are placed in relation to the other letters, you can piece together a solution. These artfully constructed brainteasers are a favorite among teachers, travelers, and puzzle-lovers alike. Terry Stickels has authored eleven similar collections in the past, and has had bestsellers with Scholastic (over 70,000 sold), Pomegranate, and St. Martin's Press.
The New York Times Will Shortz's Wittiest, Wackiest Crosswords
Title | The New York Times Will Shortz's Wittiest, Wackiest Crosswords PDF eBook |
Author | The New York Times |
Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-10-27 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780312590345 |
Crossword fans love our line of Will Shortz-chosen New York Times crossword puzzle books. Now all of the puzzles from WILL SHORTZ'S FAVORITE CROSSWORD PUZZLES, WILL SHORTZ'S FUNNIEST CROSSWORD PUZZLES, WILL SHORTZ'S FUNNIEST CROSSWORD PUZZLES VOLUME 2 and WILL SHORTZ'S FAVORITE SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLES have been collected in the ultimate omnibus edition! * Features 225 crosswords selected from our "Will Shortz" puzzle book line * Some of the funniest, best crosswords ever published in the Times * Edited with commentary from Will Shortz.
Brain Games
Title | Brain Games PDF eBook |
Author | Will Shortz |
Publisher | Holiday House |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 1979-05 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780671247195 |
The Puzzlemaster Presents 200 Mind-bending Challenges
Title | The Puzzlemaster Presents 200 Mind-bending Challenges PDF eBook |
Author | Will Shortz |
Publisher | Random House Puzzles & Games |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780812963861 |
A collection of 200 word puzzles of infinite variety from NPR's "Puzzlemaster" Will Shortz.
Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Verbal Challenges
Title | Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Verbal Challenges PDF eBook |
Author | Will Shortz |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 109 |
Release | 2010-07-01 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 0811871967 |
Work out your brain with seventy-five short word puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty—perfect for game night, family car trips, or a solitary respite. This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, are packed with seventy-five brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages who want to test their brainpower while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends. Sharpen your mental acuity with such puzzles as . . . The name of what major US city is a transposal of ILL-SHAVEN? What two opposites can be spelled by rearranging the letters of UNGOODLY? What common word contains the letters of NINTH running consecutively backward inside of it?