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The Times Big Book of Quick Crosswords 1
300 World-Famous Crossword Puzzles
Series: The Times Crosswords
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Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles
From the puzzles section of The Times our Editors have chosen the best selection of general-knowledge and definition crossword puzzles to keep even the most eager enthusiasts entertained for hours.
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Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles.
From the puzzles section of The Times, our editors have chosen the best selection of general-knowledge and definition crossword puzzles to keep even the most eager enthusiasts entertained for hours.
This collection of 300 accessible puzzles is utterly addictive, yet concise enough to be solved relatively quickly.
Encompassing a wide range of subjects including geography, literature, history, and culture, these general-knowledge and definition-based puzzles will test your word power and broaden your horizons at the same time.
With clues that are satisfyingly skilful and containing no cryptic elements, these crosswords are guaranteed to stretch your mind and entertain you equally.
Puzzles taken from previously published titles.
Series: The Times Crosswords
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008195762
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 October 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Times Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 320g
Pages: 464
About the Author
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785. A daily cryptic crossword is published in the main newspaper, and the Mind Games section in the Times2 supplement contains sudoku, Killer Sudoku, KenKen, word polygon puzzles, and a quick crossword.
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