Description

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For solvers with a competitive streak (and who doesn't have one?), a New York Times crossword book that lets you measure up to the best!

This fun-filled volume includes:
* Seventy-five of the Times' weekday crossword puzzles, from easy to hard
* Suggested solving times for each puzzle for beginner, intermediate and expert solvers, with space for readers to record their own times
* Introduction from legendary puzzlemaster Will Shortz

About the Author

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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 30 million unique visitors per month.

Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle 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. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.

Praise For…

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“[Will Shortz] is the crossword king.” —Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes

“The prince of crossword puzzlers.” —Greenwich Magazine

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

“Will Shortz is [the crossword book world's] John Grisham.” —Martin Arnold