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The Everything Cryptic Crosswords Book: 100 complex and challenging puzzles for word lovers! Paperback – October 1, 2007

by Geraint Tucker (Author)
3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Ready to tackle the ultimate crossword challenge? Try these cryptic crosswords, which not only test your conventional crossword skills, but also provide other forms of word play as well. The Everything® Cryptic Crosswords Book boasts a hundred pencil-nibbling puzzles, in which each clue is a riddle in itself, such as:
  • Double definitions: Create vegetables and fruits (PRODUCE)
  • Hidden words: Repeat part of the chorus (ECHO)
  • Anagrams: Change of heart for our planet (EARTH) The Everything®Cryptic Crosswords Book is your perfect introduction to these mind-bending, addictive puzzles. Whether you're new to the cryptic trend or an experienced fan, you'll be hooked in no time!

    Geraint Tucker discovered cryptic crosswords at university in the UK and soon started to make them as well-first for a Web site and later for the student newspaper at Bath University.He lives in Cardiff, Wales.

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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Everything
  4. Publication date
    October 1, 2007
  5. Dimensions
    7.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1598693883
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1598693881
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Everything (October 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598693883
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598693881
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Cheryl Marshall
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Cryptics....................
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2007
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You will surely enjoy Everything Cryptic. The puzzles start out just easy enough to get you warmed up, and then you find a variety of increasingly challenging cryptics. If you believe that mental exercises keep your mind young and fit, this is a good choice for you. The Everything Cryptic Crosswords Book: 100 Complex and Challenging Puzzles for Word Lovers (Everything: Sports and Hobbies) ou!
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karen thurber
2.0 out of 5 stars Contains puzzles that are unprofessional, beyond disappointing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013
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Contains puzzles with few interlocks, like a middle school vocabulary test crossword! Multiple puzzle grids and puzzle clues violate standard rules of cryptic crosswords. And, the introduction emphasizes that cryptic solving is hard and unpleasant. It actually directs a solver to sit alone at a desk for an hour or two with a dictionary at hand and struggle with the task of learning to understand cryptics!! I bought this to introduce a friend to cryptics, but of course never gave it. If you want to learn about cryptic crosswords, don't get this book! PS If you've never tried cryptics, They are really fun, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny with the wordplay involved. No dictionary required.
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Barbara J Trader
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2015
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very happy with product
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El Gordo 42
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2012
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I used to be a subscriber to Tough Cryptics magazine, so I appreciate a fair challenge! I struggled through about 6 of these, and gave up on this constructor. Terribly written clues, certainly a bad book for a beginner.
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Todd Levine
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best I've encountered!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014
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This is a five star book of puzzles due primarily to the varied degrees of challenge. There are roughly 100 puzzles which will satisfy both the novice and expert cryptic crossword lover.
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Naomi
2.0 out of 5 stars Did not like this format at all.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2022
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Did not like this format at all.
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Bephi
3.0 out of 5 stars Cryptic Crosswords
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
The first sections were my speed. Starting with the 6th section the book was over my head. I wish I could find a book that had nothing but easy ones.
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Chef-telli
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017
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Fun book.
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