Humorous Cryptograms Paperback – December 31, 1995

I’m a huge puzzle junkie, and I have to get my fix every day. I change it up between crossword puzzles, Sudoku, word find and cryptograms. This cryptogram book includes humorous quotes from famous people. Most of them were pretty funny, but a few fell flat. I’m not sure exactly why, but I found this book to be a little more challenging than some of the others I’ve used. There are two sets of clues in the back, and I ended up peeking at them more than usual. I’m not complaining about that – I do like a good mental workout. However, the reason I gave the book a 4 rather than a 5 is because the font is a little too small and not spaced far enough apart for these old eyes. Still, I would have no qualms about recommending this book to friends and family.

'Way back when the earth was discovered to be round instead of flat, and I was in elementary school, playing at writing in codes between friends. We made them up ourselves and didn't know there was actually a name for them. They were cryptograms. As an adult I was always delighted to discover the occasional cryptogram in the popular crossword books. Then, one day browsing in Amazon's list of puzzle books, I found this one and bought it. I'm really glad I did! It encodes humorous writings by famous (and sometimes obscure) people. If you like cryptograms, you'll be as delighted as I was with this one. It does offer clues, and if you still can't figure one out, gives you the answers. I use a pencil...and a good eraser! If you insist on doing them with a pen, you may want to print out the pages you're working on.

If you're new to cryptos, as I was, this is a GREAT book. The quoted authors are current (Woody Allen, Jay Leno, Bob Dole, David Letterman) so you don't have to know the poets from 1450 AD to get some clues. The quotes are charming and witty, and it taught me a LOT about how to solve quotes because they were long enough to find patterns. Some books have five word quotes: that's impossible to solve if you're a beginner or intermediate user. The HINT feature is great; if stuck, go to the back of the book and get one letter. That's the foothold you need to solve the puzzle.Overall, the best book I've tried out of about five. I think you'll enjoy it if you're a puzzle person. Some quotes I use myself now.

I have enjoyed cryptograms since a teacher introduced them to me in Junior high. I had been looking for a good book that was exclusively cryptograms, and was glad to find this book. There are 400 puzzles in it. I am glad they include 2 hints for each puzzle. I like to try to solve the puzzles without the hints, but they have come in handy. It is my opinion that puzzles, such as cryptograms are good for the brain. I would love to see a volume 2 for when I finish this one.

I love cryptograms. Usually they are really easy to figure out and don't take much thinking for me, but this was a book that took me some time for each puzzle. I really like that it makes me think and gives my brain a real workout trying to figure this out. Only suggestion which is why I don't give this a 5 star is that the book is a little small so makes it difficult to work in. Other than that great product!

I bought this cryptogram book for my husband. He previously had a book of cryptograms by Helen Nash that was given to him at Christmas. After finishing the first one, he was looking for another one by the same author. He particularly likes this book because of the humorous sayings that are included, and the size of the book is such that he can take it everywhere when he anticipates a long wait for an appointment - it is the perfect size to carry in his portfolio or even in his jacket pocket.

Includes contents page so you can easily find clues and answers. Gives hints on how to use book and solve cryptograms. Great quotes attributed to their author. Get not one but two clues if you want. Even has index so well written. Excellent for beginner but still challenging

I order this cryptogram book for my adult son who suffered a traumatic brain injury years ago. He goes through these puzzles like crazy but said he really liked this issue. The puzzles were challenging but not so much so that he became frustrated, nor so easy that it took no effort at all. We look forward to new issues becoming available.

Quite addictive, could use a little more room for putting replacement letters in, apart from that I would recommend this book to anyone who likes cryptograms

Bought as present

Although the print is smaller than I would like, I chose this particular book knowing of the smaller sized print; it fits perfectly in my purse, which is why I bought it. I do the puzzles as I sit in waiting rooms whether it be for doctor appointments, or waiting for air travel flights. I don't leave home without it.

I liked the generous number of crytograms included in this edition. They will keep my brain occupied and challenged for many months to come.

!I would have given it 5 stars except that they are a little crowded on the page.