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Erno Rubik and the Invention of the Rubik's Cube

It's International Puzzle Day, a day set aside to honor Hungarian inventor Erno Rubik, the mastermind behind the world's best-selling puzzle game. Read more about Rubik and the cubic conundrum that bears his name.

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Easy Crossword Puzzles

Monday July 13, 2009
If completing a crossword puzzle brings you a sense of satisfaction then take the fast track to puzzledom's Pleasuredome with these free, easy-to-solve puzzles. Solve online or print and solve. Happy puzzling!

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Everything Kids' Puzzles

Monday July 13, 2009
With hundreds of themed puzzles, The Everything Kids' series will provide hours of fun for young puzzlers. Kids can learn about dinosaurs, hone their math skills, improve their Spanish, or just enjoy themselves with themed puzzles on pirates, cars and trucks, crazy stuff or stuff that's just gross! Whatever their interests, these puzzles and activities are bound to entertain.

Featured Book - The Everything Kids' Cars and Trucks Puzzle and Activity Book
Over a hundred puzzles that will have kids racing from page to page as they hunt for hidden pictures, maneuver mazes, wheel through riddles, and more for hours of puzzling fun! Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 135 pages ISBN: 9781593377038
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Newspaper Puzzles in Peril?

Sunday July 12, 2009
While sales of puzzle books remain strong (you don't bring your laptop to the bathroom), it's just not the same as a daily puzzle in the local rag which for many people becomes part of their daily routine. Today, as newspapers struggle with fewer subscribers and dwindling ad revenues, many have migrated the puzzle pages to the Web or eliminated them altogether. What does the future hold for our daily paper puzzle?
Read about the perishing puzzle pages.

Free Jigsaw Puzzles - Works of Art

Sunday July 12, 2009
Online Jigsaw PuzzlesDownload and solve these free jigsaw puzzles on your computer. Nice three-dimensional graphics and no cluttered dining room table and missing pieces. There's nothing to install and you don't need any special plug-ins, viewers, or software.

Art Jigsaw Puzzles
The works of Van Gogh, Monet, Rockwell, da Vinci and many other renowned artists are featured in this selection of jigsaw puzzles devoted to art fans of all ages.

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