Word. 144 Crossword Puzzles

This book serves up fresh new puzzles for the puzzle-loving spawn of puzzle-loving baby boomers. The lovers of Word. are lovers of culture-trivia buffs, music enthusiasts, and word nerds all will enjoy the cool combination of wordplay and references in these puzzles and that precious balance of highbrow and lowbrow: puzzles for which you'll need to know both arias and India. The puzzles are arranged by theme and each is rated for difficulty from 1 to 4 (with a few level-5 puzzles thrown in for a real challenge) and cover a number of non-standard topics that may or may not have been included in your college curriculum. As puzzle master Will Shortz notes of the Times crossword clues, "the things a 17-year-old knows tend to be quite different from what, say, a 77-year-old person knows." It's time to dust off the ole crossword puzzle for a new generation!