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Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Super Hard

By Stanley Newman
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These super-tough crosswords are rock-solid entertainment for puzzle fans! 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: Super Hard features the hardest of the hard,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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72 super-tough crosswords for a satisfying challenge, brought to you by a crossword veteran.

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These super-tough crosswords are rock-solid entertainment for puzzle fans!

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: Super Hard 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 includes 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454970248

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2027

Country: United States

Imprint: Puzzlewright Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

Stanley Newman, crossword editor for the Long Island newspaperNewsday, is syndicated worldwide to more than 200 daily, Sunday, and Internet newspapers. His puzzles have appeared regularly inPrevention,People,Sport, andBusiness Weekmagazines. 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. He lives in NY with his wife and has three grown children.

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