No comments about Simon and Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book #243: The Original Crossword Puzzle Publisher (Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Books).

4 comments about The New York Times Toughest Crossword MegaOmnibus, Volume 1 (NY Times).

1. The title of the book is a bit misleading, though strictly speaking it might be historically correct. These are good and entertaining crosswords, but surprisingly easy compared with current N.Y. Times Saturday puzzles. I find I can typically solve a crossword from this book in about half the time a current puzzle takes.



2. I'm no super-brain, but I really expected more from this collection. The regular New York Times Sunday Crossword books are superior to this edition.



3. I guess I expected these crosswords to be along the line of the Sunday Times puzzles. Briefly, if you like your crosswords really tough like I do, these ones will be way too easy. I put the book away after doing only a couple and haven't touched it since.



4. The other reviewers are right on the mark. These puzzles are much too easy for anyone who likes a crossword challenge. They are small in size, with a preponderance of well-known four- and five-letter words. Worse, the puzzle constructors haven't even tried to come up with challenging clues (exs: "Famous constellation" for Orion; "first-aid contrivance" for sling). Many clues are simple fill-in-the-blanks. My average solving time for these is five-ten minutes, and I'm one who is often challenged by the Sunday NYT Crossword compilations.
   
   The publisher's idea of including a Puzzle Meter on the back of their crossword volumes is nice, but classifying these Saturday puzzles as "maximum hard" is ridiculous.

No comments about Random House Fun in the Sun Crosswords (Vacation).

No comments about Bible Crosswords Collection 3 (Bible Crosswords Collection).

No comments about New Cryptic Crosswords (Crossword).

2 comments about Crossword Puzzle Name Finder (Solver).

1. This book is a must for all avid crossword puzzle solvers. It addresses name clues in a comprehensive and logical manner. Other general reference books are usually too general and simply do not have the space to deal with this topic adequately.



2. I am an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast. I have used this book which increases my satisfaction in puzzle solutions. Hope the author will continue to update.

No comments about Random House Endless Summer Crosswords (Vacation).

No comments about The Complete Book of Bible Trivia Crossword Puzzles.

1 comments about Random House Parent and Child Puzzles, Volume 2 (Other).

1. My child and I did most of these word puzzles over a week period. She was totally engrossed. The child puzzles require about a 3rd grade reading vocabulary; the adult portions of the puzzles are decently challenging. The puzzles are highly varied in style. There were only a few that we skipped over due to requiring real world knowledge (movie star / rock star) names which she doesn't have yet. We wish there was a volume 2!

No comments about New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzles, Volume 5 (NY Times).