Hard-To-Solve Word Puzzles

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And the word is...challenging! These clever word games will really make your brain work overtime to come up with the solutions. Each one has a little twist, something unusual to keep crossword and other puzzle lovers on their toes.Around and Aboutswill get heads spinning and searching for the letters that fit in a circular grid; "around" answers go counterclockwise, while the "about" clues overlap them in a clockwise fashion. Work it out fromTops to Bottoms, where two letters fit into every square;Crushwordalso crunches several letters--sometimes more than four--into each grid. Answers toWeaversclues form a continuous chain, with the first letter fitting into a central starred space; the next four go into adjoining numbered spots. The rest shuttle back and forth across and around the diagram.Plus:Quadrants,Crazy Eights,Catching Some Z's,Siamese Twins,Honeycombs, and other great puzzlers!