Tired of the same old crossword clues? Want to put some spice into your solving? Then try this follow-up to the popular 101 Cryptic Crosswords, from former puzzle editor of The New Yorker Fraser Simpson. Unlike conventional crosswords, these quirky puzzles use clues that combine straightforward definitions with clever wordplay. For example, “Hit friends back” is the clue for SLAP, which means “hit” but is also PALS reversed (“friends back”). You’ll also encounter homophones, hidden words, charades, deletions, pig Latin, and more. These mind-twisting puzzles are sure to give you hours of head-scratching, pencil-chewing fun.

"A collection of 400 witty or humorous quotations along with their authors' names...have been enciphered into simple substitution ciphers with retained word divisions. Authors include Groucho Marx, Andy Rooney, Bill Cosby, David Letterman, Bob Hope, Emma Bombeck and many more....Excellent and...fun."--Cryptologia. If stuck, get help from special clue sections. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Compiled by the editor of The Times crossword, this assortment of crossword puzzles promises endless entertainment. Initially published just four times a year on holidays, The Times crossword has appeared on a weekly basis since 1997. The larger grid (27 x 27 squares) creates great challenges for long words and phrases, adding an additional level of diffficulty to the original 15 x 15 layout and a new element of challenge to completing each crossword.

Ready for something that really tests your brainpower? These puzzles--taken from the celebrated pages of The New Yorker magazine--offer more challenges per "empty square" than the average crossword! Every cryptic has a twist, a little something extra, a double-dose of difficulty. That's because the clues all have two parts: a definition half and a wordplay half, with anagrams, reversals, containers, and lots of other word games built in.

From Mensa® comes a series of super-challenging puzzles that go way beyond the average crossword—and also offer an authentic treasure-trove of wordplay demanding some skilled solving. Here’s how they go: each clue has two parts. One is the normal definition of an answer, while the other features a little linguistic playfulness—maybe an anagram, perhaps a pun, and sometimes even a word written backward. And the hitch is…there’s usually no indication of which comes first, or punctuation to mark the division. You’ve got to see through the clue-maker’s deceptions and tease out the correct answer by rethinking the clue’s wording. Some of the irresistible language trickery includes double definitions, hidden answers, homophones, and containers.

More than four hundered brain-jogging puzzles give you a crash course in cryptography, while the messages reward you with the comedy of Jay Leno, Elayne Boosler, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the wit and wisdom of Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Begin by trying to find the clues through trial and error, or follow the tips for faster results. There's a chart of hints for each puzzle that reveals one crucial letter equivalent. Along the way, you'll probably agree with puzzle number 83: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain unless you've used up all the other applicable four-letter words."--W. C. Fields.

Though known for its fierce polemics and contrarian political voices, one of the most abiding and popular features of The Nation magazine — and something Republicans would consider subscribing to the magazine for — are Frank Lewis' weekly crossword puzzles which have appeared in the magazine since 1947. This new collection of Lewis' work — the first in over a decade — will delight Lewis fans and crossword puzzlers alike with his trademark cryptic, punning and anigram-atic style.

"An imaginative collection of 300 simple substitution ciphers with word divisions, based on the sayings of 30 of the world's greatest thinkers, writers and philosophers. In addition to challenging your brain, these cryptograms will provide food for thought with meaningful messages from Einstein, Shaw, Whitman, Disraeli, Gandhi, Santayana and 24 others. Each one is also depicted in an original full-page drawing. Brief tips for solving cryptograms are provided for neophytes, and answers are in the back of the book, if needed."--Cryptologia.