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37 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 These puzzles were fun to do!Aug 25, 1999
There's a real reward doing these humorous puzzles, a good chuckle at the end. I'm a cryptogram nut these days and I found this one a real hoot. Each puzzle rated a least a smile and at most a belly laugh. If you like this kind of puzzle, by all means get this one. Oh yes, the pages are nice and sturdy, so you don't have to worry about making holes in the paper when you erase.
27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
This is a cryptogram worker's dream - all cryptograms!Jul 27, 1999
I found this book to be error-free. It has page after page of puzzles to work on hour after hour. I recommend it for those who love cryptograms.For the novice, a clue is provided for each puzzle at the end of the book. I have had to buy several copies for family members who share my addiction to this clever type of puzzle. There are enough puzzles to last days and days and days. That beat working 20 in a puzzlebook, and then having to buy a new puzzlebook. I like all cryptograms. This book was written for me!
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Have lots of fun with codes.Jun 04, 2004
By M. E. Volmar
This inexpensive, sturdy, entertaining book contains 400 humorous, comical and sometimes even witty quotes, drawn from a myriad of personalities and encoded in challenging substitution cipher, guaranteed to keep you busy for hours.
It also includes an introduction with general hints for solving cryptograms and, for those who take a wrong turn, two sections with clues on the solution of each puzzle. The full solutions are presented at the back of the book, along with an index of authors and quotations for those searching for quotes from one or another individual in particular.
The puzzles vary in difficulty, and you will find yourself using your intuition, your knowledge of spelling and syntax, and even your familiarity of each quoted individual to figure them out.
If you love cryptograms, buy this book. I can assure you that besides getting a healthy workout for your mind, you will also find, at the end of each puzzle, a gratifying laugh, chuckle or smile.
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 ALMOST PERFECTMay 02, 2009
By Edward West
This was a great cryptogram puzzle book but they were very small puzzles without much room to write above each puzzle.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 A fun book but definitely NOT error freeMar 11, 2004
At this writing, I have worked 283 puzzles and have found three of them to have errors (puzzles 59, 256 and 272). While solving the puzzles has been fun, it's disconcerting to stumble across an error. It's still a fun book. Some of the puzzles almost solve themselves. Others require you to dig deep into your knowledge of spelling and syntax, as well as the personality of the author of the quotation itself. Most are somewhere in between. In fact, if you're a multitasker like me, you can watch TV or even talk on the phone while solving the puzzles. I'm beginning to panic at this point because I've only got 117 puzzles left! All in all, I recommend the book, errors notwithstanding.
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