Puzzles

I am a puzzle lover. I used to devour print puzzle books, newspaper puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, etc. These days, my puzzle solving is mostly done online. I am big fan of “hidden object” quest games which often have very intricate puzzles within. I also adore word puzzles, and have made a few at different times to share with staff in the Monroe County Library System. A few of those are shown below to get you started. I’ll be adding more…

My favorite – the New York Times games page – https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords. My favorites are Wordle, Connections and LetterBoxed.

Here’s a fun and challenging word game based on passages from various books: Wrodeo – https://wrodeo.com/

Literary Word Searches – https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/literary/index.shtml

Guess the Book From It’s Catalog Card – This puzzle from BookRiot might not mean anything to generations who haven’t used a card catalog! https://bookriot.com/quiz-guess-books-catalog-cards/

While not technically a literature-based puzzle, this one is a lot of fun. Virgin Records produced this image containing 74 bands. Can you find them all?

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to the cost of an ignorant nation.” –Walter Cronkite