# Best crossword magazine?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 21, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-crossword-magazine/313543 "2005-07-21T22:08:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-crossword-magazine/313543/1 "2005-07-21T22:08:01Z")

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As a quick spinoff of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326500) thread, which of the nationally distributed crossword magazines do you like? I try to pick up one every now and then for those times when I need some diversions. I’ll stick one in my bag if I know I’m going to be in a waiting room, on a flight, or just sick in bed. Yet, they tend to either be too easy or absolutely expert level. Which of the many choices available can best duplicate the typical newspaper puzzle? I’m usually happy with a newspaper puzzle if I can get 90% of the clues within 45 minutes to an hour.

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-crossword-magazine/313543/2 "2005-07-21T22:52:30Z")

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I’m a big fan of Games and Games World of Puzzles. They’re not all crosswords, but a variety of different word and picture puzzles. Quite diverting.

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**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-crossword-magazine/313543/3 "2005-07-21T23:16:33Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> As a quick spinoff of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326500) thread, which of the nationally distributed crossword magazines do you like? I try to pick up one every now and then for those times when I need some diversions. I’ll stick one in my bag if I know I’m going to be in a waiting room, on a flight, or just sick in bed. Yet, they tend to either be too easy or absolutely expert level. Which of the many choices available can best duplicate the typical newspaper puzzle? I’m usually happy with a newspaper puzzle if I can get 90% of the clues within 45 minutes to an hour.

Games and anything published by Dell.

VCNJ~

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-crossword-magazine/313543/4 "2005-07-22T02:18:26Z")

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Check out **Superb Crosswords** – all theme puzzles, designed to be challenging but not ridiculous.

And some absolutely brilliant cluing.

Seriously – good mag.

the extremely modest twicks