Large-grid crossword puzzle book

February 4, 2021 7:52 AM

I'm looking for Sunday-size (20x20 grid at minimum) medium-easy printed book of crossword puzzles. The LA Times Sunday puzzle is pretty much my ideal, but I think I've already gone through all of their books. My skill is at about a New York Times Wednesday level, so their Sunday puzzles are a little harder than I enjoy.

I definitely want this to be an actual book, not anything I need to print out. Spiral-bound preferred but I'll take what I can get!

posted by metasarah to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total)

[Edit] Crud, you're looking specifically for Sunday sizes, how did I miss that? Sorry, this isn't quite what you want!

I like puzzles about that level or maybe a hair harder, and really enjoyed
https://www.amazon.com/Drunk-Crosswords-All-New-Puzzles-Twist/dp/1454917636
Especially if you like wordplay/clever themes.

The constructors write for AVXwords.com often, which will sell you a single puzzle from the archives for $.99 if you want to get a feel for them before committing to a book.
posted by february at 8:23 AM on February 4, 2021

I also love the LA Times Sunday puzzles and I find the Wall Street Journal ones to be just one step harder. I can't always finish them but it feels good when I do!
posted by entropyiswinning at 9:41 AM on February 4, 2021

In case you need some encouragement, the Sunday NYT crossword *is* about as difficult as the Wednesday or Thursday puzzles (source). It's just larger. Based on my experience, it's often closer to Thursday, but some of them are fully solvable by me (a Tuesday/Wednesday-at-best solver).
posted by hydra77 at 10:37 AM on February 4, 2021 [1 favorite]

We really enjoy the New York Magazine Crosswords. They are Sunday size - but I am not sure of the difficulty relative to the NY Times. For me it is hard enough to feel good when I finish one, but easy enough that I can have a cocktail while I am working in it. It looks like you can get Vol 1 on amazon (from 2006). The other volumes appear to be out of print.
posted by donovangirl at 5:54 AM on February 5, 2021