New York Times Will Shortz's Greatest Hits: 150 Puzzles Personally Picked by the Puzzlemaster

by The New York Times, Will Shortz (Editor)

Overview

Will Shortz is a legendary figure in American crosswords—the one name even casual solvers recognize. And in four great, hot-selling volumes he's picked his favorite daily-size, favorite Sunday, and funniest, punniest New York Times crosswords. Now this new collection features:

* For the first time, Will's top picks are available in a convenient, transportable format
* 150 of the best puzzles from the previous four Will Shortz-selected volumes
* Puzzles selected from Will Shortz's Favorite Crosswords, Favorite Sunday Crosswords, Funniest Crosswords, and Funniest Crosswords Volume 2.
* The top brand name in crosswords: The New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312342425
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2005
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	546,375
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.33(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

[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

From the Publisher