Cryptic Crosswords 2

by Henry Rathvon and Emily Cox

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.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402745060
• ISBN13: 9781402745065
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Puzzlewright
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.0"