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Challenge your brain at home with these enjoyable puzzles. Give your memory a workout, stimulate your brain and hone your general knowledge with 100 definition-only puzzles from The Times. Covering a wide range of topics, from geography to literature, history and culture, this collection will test both your general knowledge and your wordpower. Compiled by the Times2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw, these quick accessible puzzles are utterly absorbing and addictive, yet concise enough to be done on the move. Quality is paramount to The Times' crosswords, with clues that are satisfyingly tough, but accurate. This new collection is no different, providing hours of crossword enjoyment and stimulation.
If you've got a sharp pencil and a sharp mind, you'll love delving into these Sunday-sized crosswords that originally appeared as a part of the Uptown Puzzle Club series. Crafted by the best constructors in the business and edited by puzzle maven Leslie Billig, each one features a fabulous theme, and every clue has been vetted for accuracy. A fun-facts section sheds additional light on select answers. You don't need to wait for Sunday to enjoy "Walk in the Park Sunday Crosswords"
"Puzzles so good that they've earned the seal of approval from the
NAVH (National Association forVisually Handicapped)."
Challenge yourself at home with word puzzles The Times Crossword is the most famous in the world. Test your word power with this classic collection of 100 cryptic puzzles compiled by the Editor of The Times Crossword. The latest book in this exciting series continues the tradition of providing authoritative, challenging Cryptic Crossword, offering an enjoyable and stimulating way to while away your free time. Addictive, taxing and compelling, The Times Cryptic Crossword is packed with high-quality puzzles chosen by the Times Crossword Editor Richard Rogan.
The first puzzle book featuring the collectible, cool, and kawaii characters of tokidoki! This full-color book gives tokidoki fans a chance to interactively immerse themselves in the world of tokidoki, solving a variety of fun visual puzzles featuring the full range of tokidoki favorites like Donutella, Adios, Cactus Friends, Unicornos, the Moofia, and many others. Solvers will enjoy examining all the details of tokidoki scenes to spot differences, search for hidden objects, test their memory, and more.
Gray Malin's awe-inspiring aerial photographs are shot from doorless helicopters, creating playful and stunning celebrations of light, shape, and perspective, as well as summer bliss. This colorful two-sided puzzle features sunbathers basking on a white sandy beach on one side and snorklers exploring a coral reef in the sparkling blue ocean on the other side.
Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles 100 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 being to encourage people to take their first steps in tackling cryptic crosswords. And also 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.
The Andy Warhol 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison features a print from Warhol's iconic Flowers series (1970). Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
This title includes 300 puzzles from prolific & popular puzzle & sudoku author - Frank Longo. It takes a page from karate - another Japanese art - each title is graded by colour: White for easy, Green for medium, Brown for hard & Black Belt for the super-tough! All in a handy-sized format, so puzzle lovers can play this addictive game wherever the mood takes them! This title is suitable for beginners who want a gentle mental workout! With a separate sudoku book for every level, all puzzle lovers can play this wildly popular, incredibly addictive game! From prolific and popular puzzle and sudoku author - Frank Longo, it takes a page from karate - another Japanese art - as each title is graded by colour: White Belt for easy, Green Belt for medium level, Brown Belt for hard and Black Belt for the super-tough solvers. And because each book has an amazing 300 puzzles, the fun can go on for hours.
Supersized word search fun! Everything is bigger in The Everything Easy Large-Print Word Search Book, Volume 6--the letters, the clues, the grids--and especially the fun! Each of these brand-new puzzles helps you improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. With clues ranging from beloved books and classic TV shows to favorite foods and popular vacation spots, these light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break--and exercising your mind! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining word searches.
Would you say thank you for a bad haircut? How do you feel about surprise parties? Have you ever cheated in an exam? Based in the fascinating science of personality, these 100 multiple-choice cards provide playful insights into how (and why) our day-to-day decisions define who we are. Play alone or with your partner, friends or colleagues to discover the unique make-up of your personality and how it can help you thrive. BASED IN THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF PERSONALITY, so you can unlock a unique reading PLAY ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS as you get to know yourself and others in a whole new light WRITTEN BY AN EXPERT in behavioural science, Dr Sanna Balsari-Palsule PhD
1000-PIECE PUZZLE featuring the world of the Tudors in incredible detail. Finished puzzle measures 680 x 485mm SPOT FAMOUS FIGURES, castles and pastimes as you build the puzzle and travel through time from the Battle of Bosworth to Queen Elizabeth I's funeral parade INCLUDES A FOLD-OUT POSTER featuring fun facts about the Tudor period STURDY & ATTRACTIVE BOX perfect for gifting and storage From the Wars of the Roses through plagues, cunning plots, executions and more, the Tudor period is the most dramatic and turbulent in English history. Journey through time to find Henry VIII's six wives, Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake and other famous figures as you build this detailed 1000-piece puzzle.
Mosaic Hall 500 Piece Puzzle by Galison highlights the ornate exterior columns of the Palau de la Musica Catalana, a UNESCO Heritage site in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. And yes, flamingos are a common site in Spain! Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. * 500 Pieces, Ribbon Cut * Box Size: 8" x 8" x 1.5", 203 x 203 x 41 mm * Puzzle Size: 20" x 20", 508 x 508 mm * Includes insert with puzzle image and information about the artist * Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic inks
The twelve signs of the zodiac take on cosmic sparkle and shimmer on this gold foil embellished puzzle. Puzzle insert includes fun astrological facts Astrology 1000 Piece Foil Puzzle includes an insert with interesting astrological facts. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Nel Whatmore's Love For My Garden. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference. Nel Whatmore is a fine artist, well known for her floral paintings, landscapes and abstracts. As a contemporary colourist, her paintings are both expressionist and evocative. Nel is a regular exhibitor at Chelsea Flower Show where her stand has won multiple awards including a Five Star Award this year. Her work can be seen in many forms all over the world. She seeks to constantly explore mediums and their ability to convey emotion, including poetry - she has six books of poetry published called the 'Reasons to Be' series.
Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with Akseli Gallen-Kallela's Lake Keitele. Produced in collaboration with the National Gallery, this 500 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 490 x 360mm/19.3 x 14.2 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference. Akseli Gallen-Kallela was born in Pori in western Finland in 1865. As a child he developed a deep love of the Finnish countryside. From 1878 he enrolled in drawing classes in Helsinki, and like many art students at the time, he continued his training in Paris. Gallen-Kallela maintained an international outlook throughout his career and exhibited widely in the major cities of Europe. His Lake Keitele pictures, painted between 1904 and 1906, fuse diverse international trends such as painting outdoors directly in front of the subject, and the decorative abstraction of Symbolism.
Test your linguistic abilities with 200 new quick crossword puzzles, designed to challenge your word power and general knowledge. Keep your mind sharp and improve your word power at the same time. The ideal pastime while, travelling on holiday or relaxing at home. Solve the wordplay clues using your general knowledge and language skills.
'Outrageously addictive' -- Stephen Fry Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner revives the curiosities of old, mixing it with the delights and complexities of the 21st Century. A nostalgic gift book for the modern trivia-loving brainiac in your life, Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner contains information on everything and anything, from digital algorithms, to weights and measures; SpaceX to interest rates; monarchs, presidents and rap stars. But not only that, it includes out-of-this world trivia as we head into the age of the Large Hadron Collider, of stem cell therapy, Bitcoin, and Netflix; of vaping, emojis and the hashtag; as well as updates on Reckoner classics from days of yore - including metric and imperial conversions; sunrise and sunset times across the world; and, perhaps more usefully, how to tell the height of a tree. Compiled by quiz-buff and self-confessed 'collector of curiosities' Thomas Eaton, Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner is a wonderful revival of a forgotten treasure trove of facts, figures and trivial delights! |
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