Puzzle Master

I don’t expect anyone to get it offhand, so I’ll explain that the title is in reference to the fact that young men are titled Master instead of Mister. Think of Batman, where Alfred always said “Master Bruce.” Of course, it’s also an allusion to Will Shortz, who edits the NY Times Crossword and is commonly known as “The Puzzlemaster.”

I was blog-bouncing, and ended up on Amazon.com looking at crossword books for kids. I could explain how this actually happened in just three simple steps, but I’ll leave it to your imagination. Mystery, my dear readers, is the key to being mysterious.

Abby and I have been talking about the existence of this kind of book, speculating really, and who knew it would be so easy to track some down.

The (seven-letter word for “most enjoyable”) part about them is that they’re written by Trip Payne, who was just one of the many memorable crossword (five-letter word for “obsessive enthusiasts”) featured in the movie WordPlay. If you haven’t seen it, and you enjoyed films such as Spellbound, I highly recommend checking it out. Trip’s webpage is cool in and of itself because he has lots of his own puzzles, of various types, available for free download.

The books are cool because if you have a cool kid like we have a cool kid, then they’ll totally (five-letter word for “appreciate”) them, and personally I think any parent should be content knowing that their kid is rocking out on crosswords. Check ’em out.

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