| | |  | Crossword Puzzles | | Home » | | | | | | | Description: | | It's smart. It's stylish. It's fun! And with its unique design, The New York Times Little Black (and White) Book of Crosswords is bound to be the "must-have" collection for any crossword fan. Edited by crossword great Will Shortz, this beautiful book offers 200 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in your purse, briefcase, or backpack. Features:
* 200 of The New York Times' best puzzles, arranged according to difficulty
* Sleek design with a covered spiral binding makes it easy to solve puzzles
* Durable hardcover protects the book as it travels with you wherever you go * The perfect crossword gift for any holiday * Edited by Will Shortz.
| | | Product Details: | | | Spiral-bound:
| 464 pages | | Publisher:
| St. Martin's Griffin | | Publication Date:
| October 17, 2006 | | ISBN:
| 031236105X | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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 Surprising number of errorsJun 29, 2008
I am about a 1/3 of the way completed and am taken aback at how many of the answer pages don't correspond to the puzzles properly. Otherwise, not much to say -- it's a year's worth of puzzles from the NYT.
 Excellent Gift for Crossword LoversJun 20, 2008
A friend sent me this book while I was recovering from hip surgery and I really enjoyed doing the crosswords. The book is very nicely bound so it makes an excellent gift for someone who likes doing crossword puzzles.
GRR, EPEE, ETTA, EMCEENov 12, 2007
Can't wait for the next edition on this one. I hope they don't change the small format. It's just great! Someday I hope to be as good as Rex.
Travel-sized NYT crosswordsSep 27, 2007
This travel-sized collection features 200 New York Times daily crossword puzzles originally printed in 2003. The puzzles are clustered from Monday to Saturday in increasing order of difficulty as shown by from one to six top hats on the page. There are 50 puzzles from each of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There are 30 Thursdays and 10 each of Friday and Saturday.
Clues appear on the left side and 4" x 4" puzzle grids appear on the right side. Answers are provided on the last 50 pages. The book is spiral bound with sturdy cardboard front and back covers. Unfortunately the puzzles herein overlap with about 75% of the 2007 page-a-day calendar content instead of mixing puzzles from several years.
The predominance of easier early week puzzles make this a great gift for a casual or new crossword fan. This will be a fixture in my suitcase for some time and I hope that St. Martin's Griffin will print a second 'Little Black (and White)' collection.
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 Worth it for the fanMay 08, 2007
This is a quality, well-crafted book. It's too heavy to keep in your bag, but great for your desk. The range of difficulties is great if some days you want a challenge but other days you just want to feel smart. My only complaint is that the paper is such high quality-- thick and glossy-- that it doesn't take ink or pencil the way it could. Overall that really isn't a big deal, and the number and variety of puzzles is great for the price!
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