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HomeEverything ElseThe New York Times Will Shortz's Funniest Crossword Puzzles: From the Pages of The New York Times |
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61 of 61 found the following review helpful:
 From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com Dec 05, 2005
By Megan Romer
These crossword puzzles are, for the most part, easy to medium difficulty. The twist is that they're "funny". By funny, I mean kind of corny, but in a good way. People who are familiar with NY Times puzzles will recognize this type of puzzle: there's often a gimmick or particular style of pun that shows up in 3 or 4 large clues in the puzzle. They often show up in Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday puzzles.
I can easily recommend this book, it's a great one to do on airplanes to stave off the grumpiness that most people feel while traveling. It also makes for a nice go-to book when you know you want a quicker or less difficult puzzle. A great gift, for yourself or someone else!
55 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 Not exactly hilarious..... Feb 20, 2005
By Joyce Awramik
I got this book for a Christmas present and finished it fairly quickly. It was pleasant. The puzzles are a mixed lot of difficulty, mostly on the easier side. The "funny" part involves puns and wordplay and the humorous quotation format.
Good for medium level solvers.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Not So Hot Jan 04, 2007
By Mary E. Chalmers
I didn't like these puzzles much. They had some amusement value, but my chief complaint was that they were too easy. Maybe even easier than the Monday New York Times puzzle.
15 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Funny but disappointing Jul 01, 2006
By C. Harn
This is a nice selection of fun crosswords, but they are too easy.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A Pet Peeve Apr 20, 2008
By funniegrrl
"funniegrrl"
I enjoy puzzles with a funny or punny theme, but many, many of these puzzles contain a pet peeve of mine. I much prefer that the longer theme answers be self-contained to give a decent chance of solving them; in this book, however, the theme answers are all part of a single quote, or even worse, a made-up quip. Half the fun of solving a themed puzzle is figuring out what the theme IS, then solving each clue. I would say about half of these puzzles have clues that consist of "Quip, part 1" or whatever. Boring!
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