Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #18

I have been doing crossword puzzles since I was a child. I used to watch my Dad work crossword puzzles in the local newspaper way before computers and the internet. As I got older, my Dad and I would fight over who was going to work that one puzzle. I have been working crossword puzzles every day for decades. It is my go to activity every morning with my cup of coffee. I can honestly say that these books have some of the best puzzles that I have ever worked. They are medium to medium hard which I like because I don't get so frustrated solving them. I challenge myself by working them in ink. I do have my wite-out close by and I use crossword solver sites to help me. While I was browsing for other products, I happened by chance to see these crossword books. I didn't realize at the time that there is a series so I am going back and order the ones I don't have. I love the perforated pages and the superior quality of the paper. I hope Simon and Schuster continue to publish these Mega books. I would be really sad if they weren't available anymore. You can gain a wealth of information on alot of different subjects. For me, solving this level of difficulty sharpens my mind especially as I get older. Whether you are new to crossword puzzles or an avid fan like myself, you will have hours of enjoyment engaging in this age old pastime.

Lots of puzzles

I have been purchasing these puzzle books for years, this is something like my 15th one. Not over the top difficult but makes you think a while to get some of them done. Honestly, my favorite feature and why I keep buying them is that the pages are perforated. I tear out a few of the puzzles and take them with me when I know I will have time to kill.

I absolutely love these puzzle books with the exception of the last 10 to 15 puzzles in each book. I believe that if you have to google an answer to a clue, because the answer is so obscure, the author of the puzzle has failed. To be fair, however, even the other 290 puzzles, and most puzzles, have some of this but generally you can get the answer by correctly filling in the puzzle around the obscure clue. The last 10 to 15 puzzles are the rule not the exception. Here's a classic from this group. The title of the puzzle is "Elements of Movie Making". The clue is "1979 George Hamilton Spoof." The answer, of course, is "Love At First Bite" Easy right? Not so fast. The answer is "Love Astatine First Bite." The author is using At as the chemical symbol for the element Astatine perhaps the rarest of all earth's elements. I actually got the correct answer, after spending way to much time, and had no clue to what it meant until I re-read the title and figured out what he was doing. I threw the puzzle away. I personally know from memory very few chemical symbols and their corresponding names and looking up the answers defeats the whole purpose of a crossword puzzle. On the bright side the other 290 or so puzzles are challenging and fun and i will be buying the Simon and Schuster Mega Puzzles again!

Very good crossword selection

I've been doing Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Books for quite a few years now. I about to finish #18 so it would be good if and/or when the next edition will be available. I enjoy the puzzles very much. It does seem it is designed for older people because young people won't be at all familiar with some of the clues, especially about pop culture.

Have now purchased every one of these published. Not too easy or overly difficult.

These are good, well-crafted puzzles, but I bought the book with the understanding that they ranged from easier to harder. Of the first ten puzzles I've attempted so far at the very beginning of the book, which should be the easiest, I was only able to entirely complete one of them. Doing a puzzle in the back, I was only able to figure out a few answers. I'm a smart person and used to do some easier NYT puzzles, and maybe I'm just out of practice, but these are at least as frustrating for me as they are enjoyable.

It is exactly whai I needed. Delivery was very fast.

This is the 15th in this series that I've gone through. Helps me get through the covid isolation.

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Great books. Always a good thing to improve your mind.

These books have white paper that makes it easy to read your pencil markings plus tear out pages so you can put them on a clip board. Best books ever and they are the only puzzle books I will buy.