Table of Contents
Reading edition
Answers
The Cross Word Puzzle Books
Acknowledgement
Official Endorsement
PREFACE 1
BALLADE OF CROSS WORDS 5
VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT IN THE SUBURBS DUE TO THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE INFLUENCE 6
RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CROSS WORD PUZZLES 9
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE 10
DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS 13
101. A CHRISTMAS TREE 15
102. CHILDSPLAY 17
103. LADIES FIRST 19
104. THE LAZY MAN’S DELIGHT 21
105. NEAT SYMMETRY 23
106. THE DARLING OF THE GODS 25
107. RIBS OF THREE-LETTER WORDS 27
108. THE WHIFFENPOOF 29
109. MIXED DOUBLES 31
110. LONG AND LANGUID 33
111. A YULETIDE CHANT 35
112. THE NOVELTY SHOP 37
113. A DOODLE BUG 39
114. BATTALION ATTENTION! 41
115. AN OLYMPIAN DELIGHT 43
116. SOME LIKE ’EM HOT 45
117. A SPECKLED SPECIALTY 47
118. A WINGED BEAUTY 49
119. THE MAN WHO CAME BACK 51
120. SANCTA SIMPLICITAS 53
121. A ROSE WITH A THORN OR TWO 55
122. NINE CROSSES 57
123. THIS ONE WON’T BREAK YOUR HEAD 59
124. POLYGON 61
125. FILLIP FOR AN IDLE HOUR 63
126. GRACEFUL 65
127. SPREADEAGLE 67
128. YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOO 69
129. BEDIAMONDED BEAUTY 71
130. FOR INSOMNIACS 73
131. HOCUS POCUS 75
132. A WORD FEST 77
133. SMALL BUT MIGHTY 79
134. THE BUTTERFLY 81
135. SAFE AND SANE 83
136. THE LITTLE TERROR 85
137. CRUTCHES AND CROSSES 87
138. THAT STRANGE CIRCUS ANIMAL! 89
139. NOT SO EASY AS IT LOOKS 91
140. WEARY WILLIE 93
141. WORDS AND MUSIC 95
142. DON’T BE CROSS 97
143. A MILITARY SALUTE 99
144. OCEAN WAVES 101
145. WAFFLED WORDS 103
146. THE QUESTION MARK 105
147. NOT A FLIVVER 107
148. THE SQUARE ROOT OF CROSS WORDS 109
149. THE OLD ARMY GAME 111
150. AN INDENTED TERROR 113
ADONIS’ DREAM 115