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Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Quite Hard Indeed

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Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Quite Hard Indeed! is a 96-page collection of 72 themeless 15x15 crosswords crafted by expert puzzle makers. Designed for serious solvers, this book delivers some of the fiendishly tricky, cleverly misleading clues that only the hardest Saturday puzzles offer. Wide-open diagrams challenge your skills and patience alike, with answers provided at the back to guide you through when needed.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for expert crossword enthusiasts seeking a high-level challenge or dedicated solvers wishing to sharpen their skills with fiendishly difficult puzzles.

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This newest book in the Hard as a Rock series features 72 more super-tough crosswords, brought to you by a crossword veteran.

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These cruciverbal gems are seriously tough to crack!

Everyone looks forward to Saturday, but for some of us, it's not just because it's the weekend—it's when the newspapers publish their hardest crosswords. Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Quite Hard Indeed! features the hardest of the hard, with some of the twistiest, most fiendishly misleading clues you'll ever have the pleasure of tearing your hair out over.

This 96-page puzzle book features 72 themeless 15x15 crosswords from some of the top puzzle makers in the country, with wide-open diagrams that will make you wonder "How did they even make this?" Expert solvers will love the challenge, and those who want to become expert solvers will enjoy the opportunity to hone their skills. And if the puzzles ever make you feel at a loss for words, the answers are always in the back.

Series: Hard as a Rock Crosswords

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454948223

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Puzzlewright Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Stanley Newman, crossword editor for the Long Island newspaper Newsday, is syndicated worldwide to more than 200daily, Sunday, and Internet newspapers. His puzzles have appeared regularly in Prevention, People, Sport, and BloombergBusinessweek magazines. Newman is the author or editor of more than 200 books and has organized and conducted many puzzle and trivia events in the United States, including four seminars at the Smithsonian Institution and, in 2007, the first crossword tournament ever held at Yale University.

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