Cryptograms to Keep You Sharp

By Olivia Carlton

Book Overview

Exercise your brain while you uncover some pithy food for thought. Cryptograms are substitution codes--every letter in the code has been replaced by some other letter; you try to find which letters stand for which others. Every cryptogram has a different substitution system. Some hints: Start with the shortest words. Break down long words into prefixes or suffixes. Look for word containing an apostrophe. A chart gives you hints for three letters in each puzzle. The more you solve, the better you get. It's like this: UKG JBPA UBBJ VITY AB PFAHCG HY WKP LBTPAW FYJ UHWK AIRK WHY DOES WOOD BURN SO EASILY IN THE FOREST AND WITH SUCH JHLLHRICWG HY BIT LHTPMCFRP? DIFFICULTY IN OUR FIREPLACE? Get smarter and wiser at the same time

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806989939
• ISBN13: 9780806989938
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Puzzlewright
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

This one is great. Lots of room above letters to work with - not cramped together like most cryptogram books. Good quality paper lets you erase without making holes. Three hints per cryptogram lets you select your own level of difficulty. Lots of fun - this book is tops!

Cryptograms

I purchased this as a gift for my mother. I don't do Cryptograms but she loves them. She really liked this book.

One of the Best Cryptograms Books Out There

I am really enjoying the cryptograms in "Cryptograms to Keep You Sharp". I love the meaningful quotes, and the font size is perfect! The good quality paper and sprial binding are a big plus as well. Also, the hints are arranged in the beginning of the book, so you don't have to worry about having a wandering eye, and seeing the full solution when you only wanted a hint. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to both the cryptogram "pro" & "novice" alike - it's a great one!

Love this book!

This is the perfect book for cryptogram lovers. You can use none or up to 3 hints for each puzzle. Spiral bound makes it easy to use also.

Cryptograms to Keep You Sharp

This book is a favorite for cryptogram lovers like myself. I particularly liked the hint Code sheet that relates to 3 hints for each puzzle. You choose whether to check the hint code sheet only if you need hints. The puzzles become progressively more difficult and they are good to the very last... puzzle. I wanted more, but it's too bad there isn't a volume 2.