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Give kids some smart fun! Crosswords are simply the perfect combination of entertainment and intellectual stimulation. They get children thinking: in fact, when youngsters follow the clues to find the correct answers they're actually solving mini-mysteries and using logic. One of the best puzzle-makers around presents delightfully brainteasing crosswords made just for kids; they're so good they've even earned Mensa's endorsement. Child-friendly clues include references to Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Wizard of Oz, but also focus on popular sayings, geography, science, nature, comic strips, holidays, and more. It's brainy amusement children will love.
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Sometimes you don’t have an entire afternoon to devote to solving puzzles, but luckily there are books like this for solvers on the go. These small, 10 x 10 grids from one of the world’s greatest puzzle-makers are sure to delight with their ingenious interlocked answers and cleverly crafted clues. Although the puzzles are brief, you’ll still get page after page of rewarding pencil-flinging fun. So grab a cosmo, pull up a chair, and enjoy some quality time with Cosmopolitans & Crosswords. ...
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An Official Mensa Puzzle Book
Master crossword creator Trip Payne has devised ingenious kids’ puzzles for such publications as Scholastic News, Games Junior, and TV Guide. His Crosswords for Kids has sold nearly 60,000 copies, his other titles in the series are selling well, and now he’s back with another children’s challenge. These 40 puzzles, with such age-appropriate clues as “Insect that buzzes,” “Monsters, ___ (animated movie),” “Superman, for example,” and “Pointy building in Seattle: 2 words,” will keep youngsters entertained for hours. At the same time, these crosswords will help improve kids’ concentration and their vocabulary.
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Every book in Trip Payne's popular, inexpensive crossword series has become a bestseller. Now, this genius of crossword creation (he had his first puzzles published when he was just in junior high and won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament a grand three times) is back with a seventh collection. That should make puzzle-loving kids positively ecstatic. The age-appropriate clues include "Aladdin rubbed a magic one," "Famous ____ (brand of cookies)," and "You might use one in a treasure hunt." There's nothing in here that isn't worth knowing, nothing that's obscure or arcane. So, for youngsters it's lots of fun. Happy solving!
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