Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Verbal Challenges

Will Shortz

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Work out your brain with seventy-five short word puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty—perfect for game night, family car trips, or a solitary respite. 
 
This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, are packed with seventy-five brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages who want to test their brainpower while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends. 
 
Sharpen your mental acuity with such puzzles as . . .The name of what major US city is a transposal of ILL-SHAVEN?What two opposites can be spelled by rearranging the letters of UNGOODLY?What common word contains the letters of NINTH running consecutively backward inside of it?

Disponibile da: 01/07/2010.

Lunghezza di stampa: 83 pagine.

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