Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #8 (8)

Crossword puzzles are proven to improve brain function, memory, and knowledge. It's like a Jeopardy round on paper with subjects like: geography, literature, history, science, sports, movies, tv, food, politics, pop culture, etc. There's also the satisfaction of finishing one (answers are in the back just in case!) Each book has 300 puzzles, keeping you busy every day for nearly a year. I've ordered 22 of them over the years. True story.

I buy my wife puzzle books in this series and she thoroughly enjoys them. They are challenging and excellent value. I occasionally get to answer a few questions myself, usually in the pop music and geography questions. She loves the fact that the pages are perferated so instead of having a book full of answered puzzles, she can tear them out and disguard the ones she has finished. We still have a few more in the series to collect and I can see that we will be taking at least one book away on holiday with us to keep us company on the long flights.

These books are all great . Puzzles are not too hard. I tear out the pages to put on a clipboard and keep it in the bathroom. Been using these books for years. I recommend them.

I've ordered 9 of this series and like them very much. A good variety of themes (and some are un-themed) with the right amount of straight-up knowledge clues and funny or punny clues. For the most part they're well-edited and have few mistakes. I like the perforated pages because I tear them out and put them on a light-weight acrylic clipboard and sit on the sofa (or propped up in bed - good for insomnia). The book is very big, so it would be difficult to do these without tearing them out. The only problem I've had is that sometimes the perforations are a little defective and a few of the pages won't rip out cleanly, so I have to get out my x-acto knife. In Book #8 especially, the perforations were so close to the edge of the puzzle that a few pages had little pieces ripped off of the clues and the answer grid when torn out. Also, the puzzles go from front to back, easier to harder, and I wish they made the same type of big book with only hard puzzles. After doing crosswords for years, the easy ones are kind of boring. The only book in this series that I couldn't use and had to give away was #1, where the puzzles were printed in a good-sized font, but the answer pages were in such a tiny font that I couldn't read them without a magnifying glass! I gave it to someone younger who had much better eyesight :) But maybe Book #1 has been reprinted and they fixed that problem, so perhaps it's o.k. now?

I love all of the Mega crossword books. The puzzles are not easy which keeps my brain in gear. Lots of puns. The only drawback is the use of sports, television and other popular culture information. When that happens, i let myself look at the answers. lol

This a great series of crossword books.

I'm an avid crossworder so I love that these books contain 300 puzzles and aren't as easy as many others. I like a challenge. I think they are a good value for the money.

very challenging. this is my third book. wish the pages came out easier.

Have bought a number of this brand and have yet to be disappointed. However they are getting to be expensive!

Product arrived in excellent condition.

Relaxing

I have used several books in this series before. This one and the others have all been excellent. It would be an improvement however if those who compile the crosswords would remember that their users are not all American and tailor their clues to a more international standard.

Love these books. Excellent quality. 300 puzzles which become increasingly challenging - you have to think outside the box. Solving them is very gratifying.