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The Chosen Word by Colin Fantham (view source)
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You get the idea? Good! There are two hundred games in the book at four levels. MILD has nine- to four-lettered vertical words (the shorter the vertical words, the 'easier' - relatively speaking - it is to solve the puzzle), WARM has ten- to five-lettered vertical words, HOT are ten- to four-lettered vertical words and SCORCHING has eleven to four. There's also THE BIG ONE with fifteen- to three-lettered vertical words. I think of that one as 'call the fire brigade' and it would have taken me a ''long''time to solve it had I not accidentally opened the book at the back and seen the answer. Pages are not numbered, but frighten your self by having a look at The Big One and paperclip the remaining pages together.
To begin with even MILD puzzles seem fiendishly difficult, but they do become more ''doable'' as your mind gets accustomed to the corners it's been pushed into. Equip yourself with a sharp pencil and an eraser and let your brain work away. I solved one or two of the MILD puzzles ''fairly'' quickly, but others have taxed my brain rather more. I've even had the Thesaurus out on some puzzles. I can recommend the book for your favourite armchair, the dentist's waiting room and a rather boring journey - from personal experience, but it's a book which easily tucks into a bag and I'm sure that it will have many more outings. Best of all - this is only volume 1!