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Summary: The Very Best Crossword Puzzles Ever!
Review: As a matter of fact, don't buy these crossword puzzle books unless you won't mind being totally spoiled -- you'll somehow never be thoroughly satisfied again! Merl Reagle and his merry band of wordsmiths have created the cleverest and somehow most colorful puzzles we've ever toyed with... They are witty and intelligent and So Much Fun -- there's always a wry comment or head-on chuckle. And they're challenging, but not so extreme or arcane as to be no fun -- these folks are fair... they don't stretch definitions beyond belief or use underhanded references meant to keep you off the track. I look forward to sitting down with these puzzles like I'd look forward to a cup of tea with a fascinating, erudite, charming, and funny friend. What a gift!
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Summary: The Very Best Crossword Puzzles Ever!
Review: As a matter of fact, don't buy these crossword puzzle books unless you won't mind being totally spoiled -- you'll somehow never be thoroughly satisfied again! Merl Reagle and his merry band of wordsmiths have created the cleverest and somehow most colorful puzzles we've ever toyed with... They are witty and intelligent and So Much Fun -- there's always a wry comment or head-on chuckle. And they're challenging, but not so extreme or arcane as to be no fun -- these folks are fair... they don't stretch definitions beyond belief or use underhanded references meant to keep you off the track. I look forward to sitting down with these puzzles like I'd look forward to a cup of tea with a fascinating, erudite, charming, and funny friend. What a gift!
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Summary: The Best Sunday Crosswords!
Review: Merl Reagle has twice been named the "Best Sunday Crossword Creator in America" by "Games" Magazine. I heartily agree with that distinction. Reagle's puzzles (which appear weekly in the L.A. Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers) are consistently witty, inventive, challenging, and very entertaining. He has a sense of humor and creativity that make his puzzles a delight to solve. They are hard enough to be a fun challenge, but not so hard that you they are unsolvable. I find that I can usually complete them all, with the exception of a word or two.Another thing that distinguishes Reagle's work is his wonderful themes. He loves to play with the long answers, using inventive tricks that rise above the simple puns that most Sunday puzzles use. (A couple of favorites: a "Low-Fat" crossword in which the letters "l-a-r-d" are left out of some of the words; "Buggy Baseball" with answers like "seventh inning scratch.") I've been working my way through Reagle's puzzle books and I haven't gotten tired of them yet. I think the collected volumes of his puzzles now number 8. They all come highly recommended.
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Summary: Perfect way to spend a Sunday morning
Review: Merl Reagle has twice been named the "Best Sunday Crossword Creator in America" by "Games" Magazine. I heartily agree with that distinction. Reagle's puzzles (which appear weekly in the L.A. Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers) are consistently witty, inventive, challenging, and very entertaining. He has a sense of humor and creativity that make his puzzles a delight to solve. They are hard enough to be a fun challenge, but not so hard that you they are unsolvable. I find that I can usually complete them all, with the exception of a word or two. Another thing that distinguishes Reagle's work is his wonderful themes. He loves to play with the long answers, using inventive tricks that rise above the simple puns that most Sunday puzzles use. (A couple of favorites: a "Low-Fat" crossword in which the letters "l-a-r-d" are left out of some of the words; "Buggy Baseball" with answers like "seventh inning scratch.") I've been working my way through Reagle's puzzle books and I haven't gotten tired of them yet. I think the collected volumes of his puzzles now number 8. They all come highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent (and challenging) puzzle content.
Review: Merl Reagle is unique in his ability to capture the puzzle solvers' thought processes. Merl is amusing, challenging, educational, and witty. Like an exciting and wholesome party, at each puzzle's conclusion the reader is eager to return to more of the same kind of fun.
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Summary: Perfect way to spend a Sunday morning
Review: Merl Reagle's puzzles are a treat- challenging, amusing, but not snobbish. If TV Guides puzzles are a joke to you or you throw your pen across the room in disgust trying to solve the NY Times puzzle, Merl is the man for you. Smart, down-to-earth puzzles, make me wish every day was Sunday.
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