’Be warned: cracking puzzles releases a very addictive drug.’ – Marcus du Sautoy\nHave you ever wanted to be a puzzle pro or logical luminary? Well, look no further!\nThe perfect way to liven up your day, The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge has over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind. From starter puzzles to perplexing Olympiad problems designed to stretch even the strongest mathematicians, this book is the ideal forum to get your brain into gear and feed it with the challenges it craves.\nSpecially curated from the UK Mathematics Trust’s catalogue of puzzles, most of these problems can be tackled using no more than a little numerical knowledge, logical thinking and native wit. Including interludes of crossnumber conundrums and shuttle challenges, space for your working out and a handy glossary for those obscure mathematical terms, this book has everything you need to solve captivating problems all year round.\nDo you have what it takes to conquer The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge?

Enjoy hours of fun with the first official puzzle book from the famous cobbles. Over 200 puzzles that test your knowledge of TV's longest-running soap as well as your puzzle-solving ability. Can you find hidden characters in paragraphs of text, name the missing characters in the family trees, complete a 'Ken-doku', take part in a classic quiz night at the Rovers, spot the differences and untangled the cryptic webs? There are puzzles for all levels of ability and members of the family illustrated with images from the show. Throughout the book there are also fun trivia from the history of the soap written by Corrie author Abigail Kemp, including facts, details and figures on famous feuds, the infamous cat and even how many pints would be served at the Rovers and eggs fried at Roys' Rolls each week. The Coronation Street Puzzle Book is a feast of fun for Corrie fans!

Part of the brain-boosting Sherlock Puzzle series, Code Breakers presents 100+ classic cryptogram puzzles.

The Major of Little Riddlewood has been murdered - use your detective skills to help amateur crime solvers  Ben, Gladys, Emily and Harold discover who dunnit! Can you crack all the clues and catch the culprit? A bumper casefile of over 90 crime-themed visual, code, logic, number and word puzzles to solve - this mixed puzzle book for adults is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys a cozy mystery!

This collection of unusual puzzles challenges the reader not only to find solutions but, in the spirit of computing pioneer Alan Turings methodology, to tease out the rules of the puzzles themselves. The puzzles, which mainly involve words and letters, increase in difficulty as the book progresses, but cryptic titles and numerous optional hints (listed in a separate section) lead codebreakers step by step to solutions catalogued at the back.

Part of the brain-boosting Sherlock Puzzle series, Math & Logic Games presents 100+ nonograms, logic puzzles, syllogisms, logic grid puzzles, and other brain games.

Designed to bring out your inner calm, this book is packed with puzzles for you to complete. These puzzles are designed to lower stress levels with the added benefit of the feeling of accomplishment that comes from successfully completing one. Once you take up your pencil and immerse yourself in solving puzzles, your thoughts will be taken to a higher plane and your spirits will soar.

Do you love playing wordle? Do you wish you could do more than one puzzle a day? If you do, then you will love this collection of 500 puzzles to do anytime, anywhere.\\nWordle Challenge presents a fun, interactive collection of brain-teasing puzzles, that can be played offline and will entertain for hours and hours.\\nThese stimulating puzzles are graded from Easy to Expert level. Puzzlers must guess what the correct word is, deducing from previous words in the grid what letters go where. A clue means there is only one correct solution to each puzzle, and answers can be found at the back of the book.\\nWhether you are looking for puzzle practiceto train your brain, or seeking a screen-free offline alternative to online puzzles, this collection will have you enthralled.\\nPerfect for commuters, keen puzzlers and all ardent wordle fans, and suitable for children and adults, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who can't get enough of the sensation puzzle game and wishes they could do more!

Part of the brain-boosting Sherlock Puzzle Holmes series, Visual Puzzles presents 100+ challenging picture puzzles.

Weekends are for staying in pajamas and solving medium-hard, Sunday-sized puzzles! If you've got a sharp pencil and a sharp mind, you’ll love these 72 super Sunday-sized crosswords. They originally appeared in the Long Island newspaper Newsday, were crafted by an all-star lineup of constructors, and have been edited by puzzle expert Stanley Newman. Each puzzle features a fabulous theme and every clue was vetted for accuracy. Plus, the book contains fun facts that shed light on select answers.

Part of the brain-boosting Sherlock Holmes Puzzle series, Lateral Brain Teasers presents 100+ challenging logic puzzles.

Ever wanted to show just how much you know about roses? Or see if you can remember the Latin name for Japanese Maple? RHS Gardener's Quiz & Puzzle Book is designed to test your horticultural and botanical knowledge with puzzles to delight and challenge.\nFeaturing over 400 lavishly illustrated questions, from anagrams to garden history, from obscure tools to identifying plants based on their leaves - there are questions for every level of gardening knowledge.\nIncluding...\n- Solve anagrams to improve your knowledge of Latin names\n- Test your ability to identify plant anatomy with annotated diagrams\n- Feature pages contain quizzes on specific themes such as botany, vegetables, houseplants, pests and plant care\n...and much more.

G. T. Karber, the creator of the popular online daily mystery game Murdle, presents a collection of 100 original murder mystery logic puzzles - the perfect gift for armchair detectives and puzzlers to hone their minds and solve a crime.\\n- Who committed the ghastly deed?\n- What weapon was used to dispatch the victim?\n- Where did the calculated demise occur?\\nJoin Detective Logico and investigate murders most foul in Murdle.\\nThese humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why. Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps, this is the must-have detective casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.

Sudoku puzzles are fun and engaging, while providing your brain with a little stimulation! With more than 160 puzzles and 5 levels of difficulty, this collection is sure to keep puzzlers of all experience levels busy for hours on end. Since each puzzle is spread out on one full page, solving will be easy on your eyes--but not on your brain! 192 pages

A collection of challenges from throughout history, featuring some of the greatest ever puzzle masters.\nFrom the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today, The Penguin Book of Puzzles is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history.\nThese challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike. There is something here to suit every taste, including crosswords, mathematical challenges, word games and logic conundrums, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by.\nTimeless and entertaining, there are hours of fun waiting in this miscellany of puzzlement.

If you are looking for puzzles that are easy on the eye then Large Print Crossword Puzzles is the book for you. Provided in a large and easy-to-read size, this collection of over 200 puzzles allows you to work through the challenges at your own pace. Satisfying, demanding, and ideal for all crossword enthusiasts. \n\nOVER 200 PUZZLES & SOLUTIONS: Hours of fun and entertainment to enjoy! \nLARGE PRINT: Large print is easy-to-read and giant grids make it simple to enter letters and complete \nLAY FLAT: Spiral-bound lays flat for ease of use at home or on the go. Whether you're drinking your morning coffee, riding on the train, or relaxing on vacation this crossword puzzle book can go with you \nEXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Learn new facts on popular people and places while completing your word search puzzles. Learn 18 of Tom Cruise's movies, songs from Glee, words containing "and" or names of white grapes! \nMAKES A GREAT GIFT: For the novice to expert this word search book makes a great gift! Look for other books in the Large Print Puzzle Collection including Large Print Word Search Puzzles

GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep England safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker, and puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending.

The Biggest Book Of Lateral Thinking Puzzles Requires You To Take A Novel Approach To Puzzle-solving. The Problems In This Book Describe Situations Which Are Unusual Or Even Bizarre, And Which Defy Any Attempt To Find A Ready Explanation. However, Each Puzzle Is Constructed In A Manner That Will Make The Circumstances Fit One, And Only One, Reasonable And Logical Answer. What Caused The Diner To Shoot Himself And His Old Friend In The Middle Of The Restaurant? How Did The Employee Who Sleeps All Day Still Manage To Get A Raise? How Did The Runner, Who Was Overtaken At The Finish Line, Still Win Gold?

The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain's streets? 50 maps with a puzzle for each from iconic locations throughout the country including Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Old Trafford, Murrayfield Stadium and Stonehenge. Puzzle categories included are history, sport, entertainment, transport and nature. A mixture of word games, riddles, code-crackers, anagrams, trivia questions and mathematical conundrums to keep your mind working for hours.

Game of the Year winner at the 2009 International Toy Fair, Bananagrams is the international phenomenon that started with a simple idea: "An anagram game that is so fast it will drive you bananas!" Doing for letters what Sudoku did for numbers, it's the obsessive new puzzle craze that starts with 144 letter tiles in a banana-shaped bag and captures all the fun of crosswords and word games like Scrabble and Boggle.Now comes Bananagrams! The Official Book, which translates the brain-twisting word fun of the game onto the page, and adds much, much more. Even if you've never dipped your hand into the Bananagrams pouch, the book stands on its own with hours of challenging play. Written by the only three-time National Scrabble Champion, Joe Edley, Bananagrams! offers sixteen clever puzzle types, including Banana Trees, where the object is to build word grids based on a theme; Banana Splits, a collection of four quick anagram puzzles to be solved in rapid-fire style; Banana Leaves, with its four-, five-, six- and seven-letter words; Banana Filling―what happens when you add a "K"?; and more. The puzzles have four levels of difficulty, from one banana to four bananas. Plus, there are glossaries; special strategies for Bananagrams: The Game; a list of "Weords"―weird words that are cool to play; two- and three-letter words to take your game to the next level; fun banana facts; and, of course, an answer key.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours!

Do you fancy mastering morse code? Discovering whether your crossword hobby might have seen you recruited into the history books? Do you think you could have outsmarted an enigma machine? If so and you're a Bletchley Park history buff or a fan of the GCHQ Quiz Book, then this is the book for you. When scouring the land for top-level code breakers, the Bletchley Park recruiters left no stone unturned. As well as approaching the country's finest mathematicians, they cast their nets much wider, interviewing sixth-form music students who could read orchestral scores, chess masters, poets, linguists, hieroglyphics experts and high society debutantes fresh from finishing school. To assess these individuals they devised various ingenious mind-twisters - hidden codes, cryptic crosswords, secret languages, complex riddles - and it is puzzles such as these, together with the fascinating recruitment stories that surround them, that make up the backbone of this book. The code breakers of Bletchley

Puzzle-solving is a favourite relaxation technique for many, and this book features a wide range ofspecially selected games to provide the perfect level of challenge and reward for your brain. Feelthe tension release as you focus on each achievable and fun task, and experience the endorphin reward buzz as you successfully complete each puzzle.\nStimulating your mind with each puzzle also helps unlock your brain's innate creativity, just assleep and rest can help you reach a breakthrough on pending tasks. This book will help you feelrefreshed and renewed, and ready to carry on with your daily life.\nPuzzles include a wide selection of standard puzzle types, avoiding the stress of the new,but without the boredom of over-repetition. They also include adult versions of relaxing kids'activities, such as dot-to-dots, mazes and even colouring and spot-the-difference puzzles.

Test your knowledge of the world with over 100 fun, travel-themed crosswords. The crosswords gradually get harder throughout the book, and are perfect for quiet times alone or playing with friends and family. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.

The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers! In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regional maps,with hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the 8 areas of South-West England, South-East England, the Midlands, East England, North-West England, North-East England, Wales and Scotland, you'll put your knowledge and skills to the test and become a local - as you discover amazing facts about each region's folklore, famous historical events and the perfect day out from the OS's GetOutside Champions. With four levels of difficulty that make this fun for all the family, The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain is also a celebration of the regional diversity, history and landscapes that make Great Britain so great.

Puzzles and mysteries have delighted humanity for thousands of years, from the ancient Riddle of the Sphinx, through to Latin squares found in Roman ruins, and right up to the present day. This intriguing collection of puzzles, codes, and conundrums—from the simplest to the most fiendishly difficult—is guaranteed to bemuse, amuse, and confuse. With more than 300 puzzles to solve, including some that can truly be described as enigmas—plus solutions too, if you need them—it’s the perfect way to hone your brain and pit your wits against the very best brand new puzzles. From all kinds of code and number puzzles, logic, and lateral thinking puzzles, sudoku, and much more, this treasure trove of puzzles and puzzling knowledge will enlighten and entertain.

Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov? With 400 questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children's books and books you say that you've read but really you haven't, The Penguin BookQuiz is as appropriate for a making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to read aloud from after dinner. Answers: Norwegian Wood, Bucket, The Girl on the Train, and Eight (five sisters, three brothers).

You don't need to be a math whiz to enjoy a great sudoku puzzle! Sharpen your mind and have some fun with this great collection of sudokus, including over 540 challenges across four difficulty levels (Warm-Up, Challenging, Tough, and the ultimate Samurai Sudoku!) A must-have for all Sudoku enthusiasts. \n\nOVER 500 PUZZLES & SOLUTIONS: Hours of fun and entertainment to enjoy! \nVARIETY OF LEVELS: From levels 1 to 3 increasing levels of difficulty including Warm Up, Challenging and Tough. When you are done, test your skills on the ultimate Samurai Sudoku Puzzle - 5 puzzles linked together by a central puzzle! Can you become a master samurai? \nLAY FLAT: Spiral-bound lays flat for ease of use at home or on the go. Whether your drinking your morning coffee, riding on the train or relaxing on vacation this sudoku book can go with you. \nMAKES A GREAT GIFT: For the sudoku puzzle lover, this books makes a great gift for any occasion! Birthday, stocking suffers, road trip or more, everyone will love it! \nPARRAGON PUZZLE BOOK COLLECTION: Look for additional puzzle books from Parragon for all types of puzzles including crosswords, word searches, and more!

The next step, like having a whole book of just Saturday Times crossword puzzles. Even more fiendish, even more fun, X-treme Sudoku proudly presents 320 puzzles rated "Difficult" to "Very Difficult." These are the toughest, knottiest, most demanding Sudoku out there—prepare to have your brain cells crackle, your pencils melt, your mind obsessed with numbers and squares. No one is better than Nikoli at rounding up such a collection. A Japanese puzzle and game company that started the Sudoku craze over twenty years ago, Nikoli is known for creating the only handcrafted puzzles around. As Tim Preston, publishing director of Puzzler Media, Britain's biggest seller of crossword and cryptogram puzzles, has said: "It is a matter of great pride to get your puzzle into one of Nikoli's magazines. Handmade puzzles are much better. . . . It gives you the satisfaction that you are pitting your wits against an individual who has thought about what your next step would be and has tried to obscure the path." For X-treme Sudoku, the puzzle-makers at Nikoli went out of their way to obscure the path. There are puzzles with entire boxes empty. Puzzles with whole rows left blank. Puzzles that form mysteriously beautiful symmetries, but demand a calculating logic to solve. For the X-treme solver, paradise.

This book includes 200 never-before-seen killer Sudoku of a progressive level of difficulty, complete with an introduction and full solutions. It is guaranteed to provide hundred of hours of puzzling enjoyment.

Perfect for solvers who just can't get enough, this colossal collection contains 500 easy to hard KenKen puzzles -- perfect for novices and experts alike. \nFeatures:· 500 easy-to-hard KenKen puzzles· Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz· Big grids with lots of space for easy solving

Kids and “kids at heart” can have fun solving these beginner Sudoku puzzles. Four difficulty levels, illustrated with four friendly robots, provide hours of portable entertainment – no batteries needed!This big 8.5” x 11” book has lots of room to write and strong paper to survive erasing.The first "Robo-Dog" section includes 36 4 x 4 grids. A sample puzzle with a brief description introduces the basics of Sudoku and shows how to solve the puzzle. These mini puzzles are designed for children 6 and older. They are a good warm up for the rest of the puzzles in the book.The second "Droid" section adds a bit more challenge with 48 6x6 puzzles. The introduction shows a sample 6x6 Sudoku and steps to solve it. This format lets kids 8 and up practice their reasoning skills and prepare for the remaining traditional size Sudoku puzzles. The third "Simple" section has classic 9x9 girds. These 48 puzzles are standard Sudoku at its very easiest.The final "Easy" section contains another 48 9x9 puzzles. These are normal easy Sudoku puzzles. After completing this section, you are ready for any easy level Sudoku book for adults.

Experience the joy of puzzling in these 15 sticker-puzzle challenges featuring the art of Bob Ross. Bob Ross charmed viewers with his simple and efficient painting techniques, and now you too can discover the joy of creating amazing artworks with these puzzles. Each of the fifteen challenges in this book contains more than 100 sticker shapes to be placed in a tessellated grid. When you’re done, you’ll have a full-color glossy art poster that you can hang on your wall. The art of Bob Ross is featured in every puzzle, so you’ll experience the enjoyment of seeing his works come to life as you complete the puzzles.

The Pigeon really, really wants to finish this activity book! But that pesky Duckling keeps getting in the way. Oh, and there's someone new on the scene causing all kinds of problems....Follow the Bus Driver's lead as you write, color, draw, create--even build an airport!--in this fun-filled book starring the Pigeon and YOU.

This text boasts an elegant design and handy format for a collection of crossword puzzles. It also has an assorted range of difficulty levels with over 250 puzzles, enough to satisfy any puzzle book fan for a long time. In addition, it features a stylish elastic strap for ease of use.

Enjoy the familiar and stylish design of the Pocket Posh crossword series with a new round of puzzles to satisfy and engage even the most experienced of crossword fans. An all-new collection of medium-level difficulty crossword puzzles designed in a beautifully graphic package. This pretty, portable puzzle book is part of a bestselling series featuring highly stylized, embellished covers and boasting over 7 million copies in print.