Use it or lose it! Crosswords and other mind-flexing puzzles can perform an anatomical impossibility: They keep the brain on its toes! Stay mentally fit and max out your mind with these marvelous crosswords, created in association with AARP. The perfect brain-bending workout, they test your smarts on vocabulary and classic knowledge, not hip-hop allusions or esoteric clues. The puzzles feature an easy-to-read font, inviting solvers to dive right in on deciphering the clues. Each collection features 50 great puzzles in a spiral-bound book that lies flat as you solve.

To solve these, puzzlers really have to get their minds in gear and know their culture, colloquial phrases, and other tricky language facts. From “Film director Clair” and “Trumpeter Al” to “Ogled” and “Bootlegger’s nemesis,” the clues offer a fun challenge. Some of the puzzle themes include Alliteration, Music Man, Southwest, and Compute. Answers: Ren�, Hirt, Eyed, Ness

"Contains 72 puzzles that are easy on the eyes and challenging to the brain. These puzzles are in large type and were originally published during the '60s. To solve them, rely on your good vocabulary and knowledge of classical information."--"Cincinnati Enquirer."

Paging all book lovers: here's a top-notch collection of 50 crosswords all about classic novels, from Don Quixote to The Color Purple. The great works of literature come to life in grids and clues, with each puzzle focusing on one book--even providing a quote and bits of trivia. Puzzle master Stanley Newman was the wordsmith for this collection, so solvers know that they'll be getting the best in cerebral entertainment--no library card required.

What do Harry Potter, Winston Churchill, and Stephen King have in common? They're each the featured topic of a crossword in this treasure-trove of trivia. Fifty themed puzzles cover everything from Elvis films to license plate slogans, and they're a must for every trivia junkie and the perfect way to practice for sessions of Trivial Pursuit (or, for the more ambitious, becoming a contestant on Jeopardy!). Stanley Newman, the author, also co-wrote 15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia, so he knows his stuff!

Hooray for Hollywood! And ditto for this star-studded collection of movie-themed crosswords, created by the editor of Newsday’s nationally syndicated puzzle. Inside you’ll find 50 cinematic crosswords that highlight screen legends from the recent and more distant past. Each puzzle contains a quote from one of the subject’s films, as well as fun and fascinating factoids. The above-the-title names range from Katharine Hepburn, James Cagney, and Judy Garland to contemporary Oscar� winners such as Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, and Denzel Washington. In addition, hundreds of general movie-related clues will challenge and then delight film lovers evoking vivid memories of the great screen performances that defined the golden age of film.

We’ve got a Titanic collection of star-studded crosswords perfect for those nights when you’re Home Alone and in the mood to solve. Word wizard Stanley Newman used his Total Recall to construct 50 puzzles perfect for either a Pretty Woman or A Few Good Men. None of them is a Mission: Impossible, but all are in A League of Their Own. Your Basic Instinct is right if you think this book will Speed up your brain, and we actually think this is...As Good As It Gets!