| | |  | Crossword Puzzles | | Home » | | | | | | | Description: | | 500 puzzles; the biggest collection of Sunday crosswords (the Times' most popular) EVER. Everything about the New York Times Supersized Book of Sunday Crosswords is, well, supersized. At one hour per puzzle (that's pretty fast!), eight hours of solving per day, it would still take two months of solid solving to finish this book.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Will Shortz | | Paperback:
| 592 pages | | Publisher:
| St. Martin's Griffin | | Publication Date:
| September 19, 2006 | | ISBN:
| 031236122X | | Package Length:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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 ExcellentJun 15, 2008
Although this crossword book has 500 puzzles in it, it is amazingly easy touse in that the binding is such that it lies flat when you are working the puzzles.
500 sunday crossword puzzlesJan 28, 2008
As you age your mind also needs exercising. Crossword Puzzles are an excellent way of doing this. Research has shown that crossword puzzles are instrumental in warding off forgetfullness and even Alzheimers disease. Your mind is actually more important than your body and it can change your attitude to physical problems and overcome them.
1 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 NYTimes Supersized Bk of Sunday CrosswordsNov 30, 2007
Not for the average crossworder! Difficult puzzles for the most part and print is very small. Paper quality is good and so was the price but if they are too difficult to solve....more frustration than fun.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Boy, What a Bargain!Oct 17, 2007
This huge book contains 500 Sunday Times crossword puzzles from the Shortz and Maleska eras, but most of them are from the wittier Shortz group. And think of it: this contains ten years worth of Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles! Ought to take you at least a couple of weeks to finish, right?
The book is well-made, with good quality paper -- much better than the slick glossy Times Sunday magazine paper that doesn't take pencil or ink marks very well -- and for those like me who tear the pages out and then use a clipboard, they tear out easily with no ragged edges.
As for the puzzles, well -- is there anyone, anywhere who makes better big Sunday-style puzzles? I've done puzzles from papers all over the USA and the Times are easily the most fun and most challenging to work.
Consider the price: less than three cents per puzzle. Can't beat that.
Heartily recommended to puzzle fanatics and casual solvers alike.
Scott Morrison
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
500 NYT Sunday crosswords - 1983-1998Sep 24, 2007
This volume collects 500 New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles that were originally published between 1983 and 1998. This span covers the editorships of the late Eugena Maleska and his successor Will Shortz. This book collects about two-thirds of the Sunday crosswords originally published in those 15 years. One puzzle appears on each page and all answers are in the back. I can't determine if the puzzles are presented in chronological order.
Travelers will probably want a smaller book for a plane ride but there are already numerous crossword collections for such purposes. This book is strongly recommended for anyone who enjoys doing puzzles at home, offering a tremendous number of good puzzles for the price. It seems that a solver must be either bedridden or incarcerated to complete all 500 puzzles anytime soon.
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