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Big Book of Acrostics (Mensa)

Big Book of Acrostics (Mensa)
By Michael Ashley

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Get ready to sharpen both your pencil and your wits with these 60 challenging acrostics from renowned puzzle-master Michael Ashley, a frequent contributor to Games magazine. Quotation-based acrostics are among the most popular types of puzzles, and enthusiasts of all skill levels will spend hours solving these Mensa-approved teasers. The quotations come from all fields of knowledge—literature, science, commerce, sports, and pop culture—and from such luminaries as Mark Twain, Emily Brontë, Dave Barry, and others. This one is from E.M. Thomas: “As we own cats by human rules of ownership, so cats own us by cat rules.” And this gem is from Alfred Hitchcock, who when asked what it was that he produced, responded “Gooseflesh.”

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #28123 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-02-05
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Spiral-bound
  • 128 pages

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perfect for my level5
this was just the right of challenge, very hard but with a minimum of frustration. I have found this best of these books that I have had and I have had many! Thank you so much for getting me through a broken back and pneumonia! Shane

Big Book of Puzzle Fun4
For those not familiar with acrostics, they are a mix of crosswords and code breaking. One solves clues and fills in the blanks crossword puzzle style, but every letter corresponds to a specific letter on the grid. The result is a famous quote or pithy saying. The fun with acrostics in general, and this book in particular, is that the clues are often playful and sometimes vaguely intriguing. Don't let MENSA in the title throw you. I wouldn't qualify as a member of their organization, but the puzzles in this volume are challenging and fun.

Whoops! Found an Error and Not in Editing4
Great book - quite informative, but (and not to say "gotcha!")
found an error in puzzle #44. Let's see if you can find it. [...] if you've missed it.

Jim Leeds
Much-Published
Crossword Constructor