Fun, Solvable Crosswords with a Cartoon Twist! Renowned New York Times crossword creator and illustrator Patrick Merrell has taken ordinary crosswords to a whole new level. Already famous for his Times puzzles--which stretch, twist, and outright shatter the rules of "ordinary" crosswords--Merrell has taken his extraordinary skills in both drawing and puzzlemaking and combined them in Punchline Puzzles. Each puzzle contains a cartoon at its center--a cartoon whose punchline is hidden within the grid. Solve the puzzle, get the joke: it's as simple as that. Plus each grid is full of bonus theme-related entries and extra cartoons to discover and enjoy! · 50 easy, fun crosswords · Introduction by Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times · Top-quality puzzles featuring cartoon conundrums!

Packed with 200 of America's favorite crosswords, this volume includes five never-before-published holiday-themed puzzles.

Dragons, monsters, unicorns, mermaids, and other favorite mythical characters have never been sillier with these Hidden Pictures(R) puzzles and riddles. These funny and engaging riddle puzzle pads offer a unique twist on everybody's favorite puzzle. Fantastical creature-themed Hidden Pictures(R) puzzles invite kids to solve riddle punchlines by finding hidden objects. Often imitated, never equaled, Highlights(TM) Hidden Pictures(R) puzzles have delighted children--and adults--for over 70 years. Now kids don't have to decide whether to solve a puzzle book or read a joke book--they can do both!

What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!

Every puzzle has a punchline in this Big Fun Activity Pad packed with 90+ hilarious joke puzzles and funny stickers! With laugh-out-loud puzzles and activities specially designed to make kids giggle--plus stickers!--this pad is great for a gift, for sharing with friends on play dates or rainy days, or as an ideal activity for family game night. Each puzzle page easily tears out and includes answers on the back.