FROM THE PUBLISHER

Welcome to Simon & Schuster's third giant collection of classic crostics from the famous Thomas H. Middleton series. Selected from out-of-print books, these puzzles are the best-of-the-best and offer superior challenges for all fans of serious wordplay.

A crostic is like a crossword -- but twice as crafty and twice as rewarding. The clues are a little trickier, and there's a bonus when the puzzle is completed: Each filled-in grid reveals an entertaining quote from a well-known author.