Crosswords and Other Puzzles

Weekends With Will

Did someone say “Challenging?” Weekends with Will (Shortz, of course) will meet that request with this collection of year of Saturday and Sunday puzzles from The New York Times. $10.99

Financial Times Crossword Book

Welcome to a land where a banker may be a flower and where both are probably a river, where Oxford is not a university but a shoe, and where low tars are found in submarines rather than outside pubs. The Financial Times Crossword Book edited by Colin Inman is chock full of devilish cryptic crosswords for the hardcore puzzler. $14

Sudoku challenges

Looking for a Sudoku challenge? Here are three different levels of pain—oh, I mean challenge—for the puzzler on your list. Each has 150 brand-new puzzles from the New York Post. Naughty Sudoku is the easiest, Wicked Sudoku in the middle and Pure Evil Sudoku for the hardest. Each is $5.99

Naughty Sudoku

This is the easiest of the three levels

Wicked Sudoku

A little bit harder

Pure Evil Sudoku

Toughest of them all

Cozy Crosswords

Cozy Crosswords with 75 light and easy puzzles by Will Shortz makes a perfect stocking stuffer for the puzzler. $7.99

Little Holiday Book of Sudoku

Edited by crossword great Will Shortz, this beautiful book offers 400 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in a purse, briefcase, or backpack. The Little Holiday Book of Sudoku, $14.99

The Little Black and White Book of Crosswords

Celebrate the season with The Little Black & White Book of Crosswords edited by Will Shortz. This collection of 165 easy-to-hard crosswords from The New York Times in a beautiful winter-themed package that is sure to delight puzzlers everywhere. Spiral bound. $14.99