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09/24/06 - Daily Sudoku
Try to beat the clock with these Sudoku puzzles of varying difficulty, easy to challenging.

09/23/06 - Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them
Put down your SuDoku puzzles (sorry, Matt!) long enough to go and buy this book. You will definitely enjoy it. And you might be inspired to solve or even (who knows?) create a crossword puzzle.

09/11/06 - Pop Culture Shake Up Crossword Puzzles
Here's a 15x15 standard US-style crossword puzzle with a sparkling theme.

09/01/06 - Multi-Player Online SuDoku Puzzles
The Online World Sudoku Championship is played in MultiPlayer SuDoku, a great innovation developed to select the most skillful SuDoku player.

08/25/06 - Will DaBeed's Cryptic Crossword Puzzle #1
A 15 x 15 cryptic crossword puzzle with an innovative bonus clue courtesy of Will DaBeed. Can you solve the bonus clue?

08/12/06 - Surviving Sudoku...
...or how the Japanese puzzle's invasion has rocked American crossword writers. Ironically, Sudoku originated in the US in the late '70s.

08/04/06 - Syzygy - The Word Game
Anybody who likes Scrabble (or crossword puzzles) will probably enjoy this game and while Scrabble is limited to four players, this game will accommodate 2-3 times that many. Ideally suited for large families.

07/26/06 - Corn Mazes
It's almost the season for getting lost in a corn field. Corn mazes are becoming increasingly popular and it's a great way for a family to spend some time together. Here's how to find a corn maze in your area and plan a trip this season.

07/12/06 - The Crossworders' Dictionary & Gazetteer
Version 2 of The Crossworders' Dictionary & Gazetteer has been released. It contains just under 1.5 million words and almost 145,000 individually referenced look-up words. A great resource for crossword puzzle solvers and creators. Recommended.

06/26/06 - The Cryptographic Challenge
Be the first to crack the code and discover the whereabouts of the hidden treasure. For increased difficulty, there are no spaces between words. Once you've decoded the message, it will reveal a secret hiding place. Good luck!

06/12/06 - Tangrams: Timeless puzzles for all ages
Sounds simple enough. Just arrange the seven geometric shapes (Tans) so that they match the different figures. And, indeed, some of the puzzles are very simple to solve. However, other shapes can be frustratingly elusive. That's why these puzzles have such a broad appeal and are accessible to young children as well as adults.

06/06/06 - Wordplay: The Documentary
This film focuses on the man most associated with crossword puzzles, New York Times puzzle editor and NPR puzzle-master Will Shortz. Along the way, the film presents interviews with celebrity crossword puzzlers such as Bill Clinton, Bob Dole and Jon Stewart. And to help celebrate the film's release, there's a great crossword puzzle courtesy of The New York Times.

05/22/06 - Four Rivers
In this strategy puzzle, the challenge is to identify identical tiles which can be paired and thus removed. It's a race against the clock. Less than 4 minutes is average. Less than 3 minutes is good and anything under two minutes is exceptional. Warning!: May be addictive!

05/08/06 - Towers of Hanoi
In this strategy puzzle, the challenge is to move the rings from the 'tower' on the left to the 'tower' on the right. The difficulty is that you can only move one ring at a time and only place a smaller ring on top of a larger ring. If you have never attempted this puzzle before, start with the Easy Version (5 rings), then try the Medium Version (6 rings). Once you've figured out the basic solving strategy, try the Hard Version (7 rings). There's also a Kid's Version (4 rings) for young solvers. Good luck!

04/28/06 - Kakuro Puzzles
The challenge of these Cross Sum Puzzles (Kakuro in Japan) is to fill in the puzzle, using the digits 1 to 9, so that every row and column adds up to their corresponding numerical indicator. No number may repeat in any row or column. Some people find these puzzles as addictive as Sudoku Puzzles

04/21/06 - Einstein's Riddle
Supposedly, this riddle was created by Albert Einstein and, on average, only 2% of solvers will be successful. Are there any logic puzzle experts out there who can verify the source of this riddle? If so, they can add a comment to the puzzles blog.

04/10/06 - A-Maze-ing!
Solve these mazes on your computer screen. Check out the three dimensional mazes

03/26/06 - More SuDoku Puzzles
By popular demand, more SuDoku puzzles have been added to the gallery. Four levels of difficulty in a print-friendly format. Happy puzzling!

03/12/06 - Votto Picture Puzzles
A recent press release states that these puzzles "will have you hooked... makes SuDoku and the ordinary crossword puzzles obsolete." Well, that's quite a claim and a little 'over-the-top' even by press release standards. What do you think of these puzzles?

02/21/06 - Sylla-Steps
Using the clues, enter one of the word fragments (from the syllabary) in each of the 32 boxes to form 8 four-syllable words. When complete the letters in the two diagonal flights of stairs (shaded cells) will spell out a topical subject.

02/10/06 - Crossword Maestro
Solving software that is a lot more than just a way to cheat. This software uses AI (artificial intellgence) and is very good at what it does.

01/30/06 - Increase Your Word Power
Take this interactive quiz and find out how much gas is in your verbal tank. Fill 'er up!

01/22/06 - Crooner's Cryptic Crossword Puzzle
This 11x17 cyptic crossword puzzle has an interesting bonus feature. Can you solve the song title and artist?

01/17/06 - Acrostics (Part 2)
From poetry to parlor games, Acrostics in modern times.

01/10/06 - Acrostics (Part 1)
Mystical to mind-boggling. Did you know that acrostics predate Christianity?

12/27/05 - More SuDoku Puzzles
By popular demand, more SuDoku puzzles have been added to the gallery. Four levels of difficulty in a print-friendly format. Happy puzzling!

12/07/05 - How To Solve SuDoku Puzzles
Here's a tutorial on how to solve SuDoku puzzles. This will introduce you to the basic solving strategies.

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