Easy as Pie Crosswords: Oh-So-Easy!, Paperback

72 easy crosswords for a gentle mental challenge, brought to you by a crossword stalwart.

Looking for crosswords that are easy AND fun? This collection features 72 fantastic 15-by-15 crosswords created by some of the country's top puzzlemakers. Each one has a theme that ties the longest answers together in some way, which can really help solvers. Perfect for beginners (or pros brushing up on the basics), Easy as Pie Crosswords: Oh-So-Easy is just right for those who want to think inside the box.

Stanley Newman, crossword editor for the Long Island newspaper Newsday, is syndicated worldwide to more than 200 daily, Sunday, and internet newspapers. His puzzles have appeared regularly in Prevention, People, Sport, and Bloomberg Businessweek magazines. Newman is the author or editor of more than 200 books and has organized and conducted many puzzle and trivia events in the United States, including four seminars at the Smithsonian Institution and, in 2007, the first crossword tournament ever held at Yale University. He splits his time between Amityville, NY, and Boca Raton, FL