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The New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles: 130 Fun, Easy Puzzles Mass Market Paperback – June 13, 2005

by The New York Times (Author), Will Shortz (Editor)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 745 ratings
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From the #1 name in crosswords-The New York Times--and Will Shortz, "the crossword king" (Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes), comes another thrilling book of crosswords. These 130 New York Times crosswords have been chosen from puzzles published in the Monday and Tuesday editions of the paper, and features the easiest and most popular puzzles for readers looking for the satisfaction of successful solving. Whether you're waiting for your flight to take off, sipping an espresso at the coffee bar, or lying by the poolside, this compact edition easily fits into your purse or briefcase so that it can go wherever you go!

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    4.24 x 0.82 x 6.78 inches
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    0312937733
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    978-0312937737
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“Will Shortz is [the crossword book world's] John Grisham.” ―Martin Arnold, The New York Times

“The Riddler's got nothing on Will Shortz.” ―Time Out New York

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WHO SAID CROSSWORDS HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT?

With The New York Times Light and Easy Crossword Puzzles, anyone can be a whiz at solving crosswords! The New York Times and Will Shortz offer a collection of 130 favorite, fun and easy crosswords previously published from the Monday and Tuesday edition of The New York Times. And with its compact size, you can take these collection with you wherever you go. So get in on all the action with these fast, light and easy crosswords!

Will Shortz is 'the crossword king'.
-Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes

The Riddler's got nothing on Will Shortz.
-Time Out New York

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition (June 13, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312937733
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312937737
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.24 x 0.82 x 6.78 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 745 ratings

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Will Shortz has been crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.

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Bryancam44
5.0 out of 5 stars Good fairly easy crossword book, convenient size but small print.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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It is a very good crossword book. I an 74 years old with poor eyesight but I can handle it with reading glasses. I should have bought the large print edition. My fault, not theirs, so although I am not thrilled I can't fault the seller, so 5 stars for their part. Be advised, the squares are 5 mm by 5 mm but it does make the book a handy size for carrying.
I bought it for an international flight but the us post office sent it to the wrong sorting center so Iit didn't come in time for my flight. When I mentioned that, Amazon refunded my total cost and told me to keep the book, so I certainly can't complain too much.
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Marian Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Crosswords
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015
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It took me awhile to get used to this crossword puzzle book, but now I really like it. I had not done New York Times puzzles before, and I thought the Light & Easy ones would be a good place to start. But the first few puzzles really threw me for a loop. I think I wasn't used to the types of clues in these puzzles, many of which are very obscure and difficult to figure out. For instance, one of the clues was "possible New Year's resolution for an executioner." The answer was "hang tough." I've been doing crossword puzzles for years and had not run into these types of clues before, and there are a lot of them. There seems to be no way to solve many of the clues without getting a few letters from surrounding clues. BUT...I have learned to really like these puzzles now that I've gotten used to them. Many of them are still challenging for me, but now that I have a better idea of what the clues are looking for, I'm really enjoying them. And they wouldn't be much fun if they weren't a little challenging. I can't imagine what the Sunday New York Times puzzles are like!
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Mandy56
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect puzzle book/not too easy
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014
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Great crossword puzzle book for my skill level. Would have given it 5 stars but, I am left handed and the clues are on the left side and you need to fill in the answers on the right side. I consider myself above average when doing crosswords but, I dislike tackling puzzles that use obscure and sometimes downright confusing clues. I don't need to be told that something is 2 or 3 words for the answer and this book did not do that. There were great puzzles within puzzles on many of these although once again, the authors did not give you a hint at all. I intend to order more volumes..
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not so easy
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023
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I've had what were classified as "easy" adult puzzles before and not had any trouble, but maybe they were old. I didn't find these easy at all -- will give them to someone.
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Jimmie
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun puzzle book/ An update
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2011
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I'm enjoying this book because it is challenging but doable for me. I don't care for puzzles where the words are so obscure that you can't even find them when you look them up. There is just enough of a challenge here to make things fun.
When I read the low review I wasn't sure about this book - the review said that the puzzle and clues were on different pages...I thought they meant you had to turn the page. The clues are opposite the puzzle so I don't see what the problem is.

update: this book has been a blast. I'm on puzzle 67 now and the book is becoming an old friend... & adversary, and still 63 to go! Thanks, Will Shortz! I may even be ready for the next puzzle level after completing this book sometime next year.
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Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars I love doing crossword puzzles
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2014
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I love doing crossword puzzles, but don't get the newspaper and I hate having to print out a daily one online. I'm also a casual puzzler, so trying to do the daily crossword gets a bit too hard for me to enjoy late into the week. I usually do ok on Monday or Tuesday but it's a crap shoot after that. These are perfect for me. Some are easier than others, but that's more just my familiarity with the puzzle theme than the actual puzzle difficulty. It's also nice that if one puzzles stumps me, I can just turn the page and start fresh. My only slight complaint is that this book is the size of a trade paperback and uses the same type paper. I use a mechanical pencil and if I write too hard it sometimes snags a bit on the paper. It's not a big deal, and it's an easy trade off to keep the book inexpensive. Realistically, the paper in this book isn't any easier to snag or tear than if I was doing a puzzle in the actual newspaper. Love this collection and will buy another after I work my way through this one.
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slimemold
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely NOT light OR easy
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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These are not in any way “light” or easy. These are some of the most difficult, frustrating, and really just unfun crossword puzzles I’ve ever tried to complete. I couldn’t finish a single puzzle, and gave up on the book after trying several. I’m not a pro crossword puzzler, but I have done quite a few — not NYT — and never had too many issues. Then I bought this, and because of the name it got me wondering “am I actually really dumb? Are these actually really light and easy puzzles?” For having such a misleading title, this book is garbage.
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Janis L.
2.0 out of 5 stars not so easy
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023
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frustrating...too small
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Sally Beckerton
5.0 out of 5 stars Light and Easy, as stated
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2022
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I didn't realize that it was the size of a paperback book. I prefer one that lies flat but this would be good for someone to pass the time when travelling
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Eva Anklesaria
5.0 out of 5 stars Crossword puzzle
Reviewed in India on February 20, 2019
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Good book
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Jonathan Bate
3.0 out of 5 stars Challenging to frustrating
Reviewed in Germany on February 12, 2012
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These are quite challenging for a native-speaker average crossword user. My German partner would not be able to get through any of these even halfway alone (Cambridge proficiency certified). Further, some of these are really terribly difficult, whilst others are, with patience, quite doable. VERY unbalanced.
If you are German and have never lived in the USA for quite some time or had like experiences, then I would say that you won`t be happy with this book.
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John McInnis
5.0 out of 5 stars pocket size crosswords
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2020
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somewhat easy crossword puzzles
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Snigdha
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on October 20, 2015
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good puzzles but i wish it was spiral bound.
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