Patchwork Puzzles - by Eric Berlin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

As seen in The New York Times Magazine, Patchwork Puzzles offer a fun, easy-to-learn twist on a standard crossword. Half the answers read across, while the other half are written into patches of all shapes and sizes, filling the grid like a jigsaw puzzle. It's a unique solving challenge that dazzles with unexpected juxtapositions! Starting out simple and growing larger and more complex as you go, the 56 brand-new patchwork puzzles in this collection offer hours of engaging wordplay perfect for crossword lovers and word game fans looking for a new challenge.

About the Author

Eric Berlin is the author of the Winston Breen series of mysteries for children: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, The Potato Chip Puzzles, and The Puzzler's Mansion, which together have been nominated for over a dozen state reading awards.

Eric has had dozens of crosswords and other puzzles published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many other places. He has created live puzzle events for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the Connecticut Library Association, New York City's Museum of Mathematics, and the Scripps National Spelling Bee. His projects "The Social Distancing Puzzles" and "Puzzles for Democracy" have raised over $50,000 for charity.