The Everything Giant Book of Easy Crosswords: Over 300 easy and enjoyable crosswords for your entertainment

I loved this book. I'm a crossword puzzle novice--hadn't tried one in over 30 years. I got this book when I was recovering from an illness, and I loved every puzzle. Yes, I worked them all. These puzzles were a perfect level of difficulty for me. They required knowledge I didn't even know I possessed. I struggled a bit at first, but as I went through the book I noticed that my memory sharpened. The answers came easier. And I realized with amazement that these puzzles were exercising my brain. I did try another "easy" crossword puzzle book I picked up at an airport and found it boring. It consisted of straightforward questions about facts, and I gave up after a few puzzles. I thought about what made this book so much better, and realized it was the little puzzles within the puzzles. Everywhere there are clues that aren't straightforward, that require thought, that require solving a few cross clues to piece together the solution. Every time I solved one of these little puzzles I went "aha!" and I smiled. I can't help but think that the creator of these crossword puzzles had a great time doing so.

We have tried a number of these and find that each one is a mix of levels from no brainers to things that are so obscure that I swear that not more than five people on earth would know the answer. Also a fair number of items require a real stretch of the imagination to connect the clue and solution. I would not buy this again.

Each Crossword has words you can get easily, words that you have to think about, and things I would never know. I am a beginner crossword puzzler and found this to be a good starting point. However I would not call it "easy."

This book has many vague clues such that there could be any number of answers for the clues. Now if you like history, geography, geology, myth, or you speak several languages, this book is for you. If you like sports, have knowledge of names of older actors or politicians, this book is for you, too. Since I have no interest nearly any of these subjects, this book was not at all for me. Additionally, the puzzles were difficult, abstruse and anomalous. Oh sorry, I meant odd and perplexing! If you are looking for something simple and easy, run, as fast as you can, from this book.

its ok, but, not really that good. supposed to be easy. only thing easy is the size. some of the things asked for I have never heard of. I do like puzzles to make me think some and be a little bit challenging, but, not such weird stuff as "capital of muscat", mosque tower. I had to look up a lot of answers and that I do not care for. so , I wouldn't buy this one either. very unhappy with my selections on puzzle books.

This is a great book for beginners. It is a mix of easy clues and more challenging clues which keeps it interesting and gives one a chance to stretch the brain cells while still being fun to do. I find that when I finish one puzzle, I often start another because it is so enjoyable.

Unfair clues. This is NOT an easy book. Mr. Timmerman seems to have confused short with easy. The clues are esoteric, obtuse, and generally unfair, e.g. an old knife in his puzzle is a "snee", hardly a word on everyone's lips.

The puzzles we have done so far are relatively easy. The large print for the clues, and the large boxes for the answers make it an easy lap-processing process.

These are a huge hit for the elderly that can't see, and want to keep their brain sharp.

This crossword puzzle book is just wonderful. At night I love to sit in my favorite chair and work on crossword puzzles. Some of the puzzles are pretty easy and others you have to search your brain a little bit. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves doing crossword puzzles.