2 comments about Sudoku Puzzles: Can you find the UNIQUE solution for them WITHOUT guessing?.

1. I sent this book to my friend, who is a teenager. Since in the past, she told me she once bought a puzzle book but it was too difficult for her, I guess she would like this book.
   
   To my expectation, she loves this book I sent to her. After she learned the two basic techniques in the introduction part, she now can solve the puzzles in this book without an eraser, but she still finds fun because it takes time to find the exact cell that can be fixed to one specific value. She told me it is a good book for teenagers.



2. Using the methods in this book, you can solve Sudoku Puzzles without guessing and find one exact solution. Great book for beginners! You will feel both challenge and satisfaction.
   
   The examples and hints included are lively and helpful!

No comments about 101 Fun Bible Crosswords.

No comments about The New York Times Wild Crosswords: 150 Medium-Level Puzzles.

No comments about Challenging 30-Minute Crosswords.

No comments about The Ultimate Womens Basketball Trivia and Puzzle Book (Quiz Book).

No comments about Webster's French to English Crossword Puzzles: Level 1.

No comments about Sit & Solve Crosswords #2 (Sit & Solve Series).

2 comments about Large Print Crosswords Challenge #12.

1. This series is easy to read and laid out conveniently. The puzzles are challenging without being insane. These are my mom's current favorites, and I would recommend them to fans of the crossword puzzles appearing in the NY Times or LA Times.



2. Crossword puzzles in this series are some of my mom's favorites.

   They are wire-bound, making it easier to lay them flat and get down to business. But she would prefer they be laid out on single pages, and have larger type.

   The puzzles are challenging without being overwhelming. These are roughly comparable to those found in the NY Times and LA Times, in both level of difficulty and in their design.

   A pretty safe bet for fans, but no 5th star for the reasons above.

No comments about Merv Griffin's Crosswords Pocket Volume 1.

2 comments about The New York Times Super Sunday Crossword Puzzles: Featuring an EXTRA Set of Never-Before-Published EASY Clues for the HARDEST Puzzle of the Week (New York Times Crossword Puzzles).

1. My Sunday mornings are not complete until I have solved the New York Times crossword puzzle. The Friday and Saturday puzzles might be the toughest of the week, but nothing can compare to the themed cleverness and generous size of the Sunday puzzle. In this collection of Super Sunday puzzles, which originally appeared in the New York Times from April 1997 to March 1998, editor Will Shortz has added a twist: each of the fifty puzzles has two sets of clues. The first set, which is located beside the puzzle grid, has the original clues. The second set, at the back of the book, has an easier set of clues that can be clipped out and overlaid on top of the original clues. The solver can either tackle each puzzle with the tougher clues first, using the easier ones when necessary, or else simply use the easier clues to begin with.
   
   As for the use of the easier clues, they may not make the solving that much easier. The majority of the easy clues are exactly the same as, or a slightly reworded version of, the original clues. Will changing "Jordanian tongue" to "Language of Jordan" really help a solver? Not likely. But where the easier clues will help is where the original ones have an intentional ambiguity to them that makes finding the answer a real challenge. An example is the changing of the clue "Small club, say" into the more explicit "Card that beats a deuce." The themed answers that are characteristic of the Sunday puzzle will be tough to solve with either set of clues, but that's part of the fun of this type of puzzle. So give yourself a small break on some of the clues and save your brainpower for the themed words. Happy puzzling!
   
   Eileen Rieback



2. Typically solving the Sunday crossword is something I could only dream of doing but not with the extra set of clues. This was great, it wasn't exactly like cheating but between the two clues I could often figure out the true solution. I liked the feeling of accomplishment and the ah-ha moment when I would look at the easier clue to discover the hidden ambiguity in the original clue. This was the like Sunday crossword with training wheels. I wish I could find another volume but it seems this was the only attempt at supplying an extra set of clues.