The latest collection of 75 crossword classics has been updated for today's fans.

A "hall of fame" collection of 75 winners. Gathered from out-of-print books these crosswords have been updated to suit today's fans.

A "hall of fame" collection of 75 winners. Gathered from out-of-print books, these crosswords have been updated to suit today's fans.

This latest selection of 75 updated vintage crosswords will delight puzzle enthusiasts everywhere.

Thomas H. Middleton, renowned for his sophisticated construction skills, once again brings together crostics that will fascinate and frustrate those who enjoy the extra challenge of finding the quotations from well-known writers hidden in each puzzle. 50 puzzles.

Now in its 75th year, this legendary series continues to provide some of the freshest, most original, most challenging puzzles around. Spiral bound.

In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it this new publisher's first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed. Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. Published every two months, the series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Sunday-sized brain-breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level. Can you take the challenge? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!

A dazzling treasury of vintage cryptics from puzzle maven Henry Hook. Selected from out-of-print books, these cryptics have been described as “challenges from the far side of puzzledom’s new wave” by the Copley News Service. Cryptics are crosswords with a twist, and Hook makes even the most confident cryptic solver work to find the answers cleverly hidden amidst anagrams, reversals, homophones, and palindromes. The most contemporary verbal wizard on the scene, Hook laces his puzzles with a playful wit, uncanny linguistic trickery, and as many references to pop culture as to high art. Representing the ultimate in puzzle creativity, this collection is a must for all fans of serious wordplay.

This new collection of 75 crostics challenges has been selected from America's premier puzzle series.

The newest collection of 75 masterpieces culled from out-of-print Simon and Schuster crostics books will bewitch puzzle enthusiasts everywhere. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.