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The Times Bumper Book of Quick Cryptic Crosswords book 1

300 World-Famous Crossword Puzzles
By The Times Mind Games
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Challenge your brain with these enjoyable crosswords. 300 puzzles from The Times, adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Times Bumper Book of Quick Cryptic Crosswords book 1

Challenge your brain with these enjoyable crosswords.

300 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues.

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Challenge your brain with these enjoyable crosswords.

300 puzzles from The Times, adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues.

Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this crossword has a reduced 13x13 grid size and reduced difficulty too. The intention is to encourage people to take their first steps in tackling cryptic crosswords and to cater for those of us who have limited time to devote to our favourite pastime and need a ready-made set of puzzles that is solvable in a short space of time.

These puzzles are taken from Times Quick Cryptic Books 1, 2, and 3.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008749187

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Times Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 464

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Fiction Humour Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Self-Help & Personal Development The Times Mind Games Travel & Adventure

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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