100 Wordsearch

The 100 wordsearch puzzles in this magazine come in all shapes and sizes.

There are many interesting varieties, including puzzles where the words in the grid do not run in straight lines, but along special paths; puzzles where, instead of an ordinary word list, there are quiz questions (answers to be found in the grid); number searches; puzzles where you must play detective to identify the person described in a passage contaning the hidden words (the name of the person is also hidden in the grid); pathfinder puzzles, where the listed words are laid down in a continuous trail; jigsaw searches, where each word is contained in a jigsaw shape in the grid; puzzles where you must identify the year from the clues contained in the word list; whodunnits, where the murderer, weapon and location must all be identified through a process of elimination; hidden messages, where once all the items have been found in the grid, the unused letters form a phrase; cross-search, a happy conflation of a crossword and a wordsearch. Suggestions from readers for puzzles are accepted for this title.

Seasonal competitions appear from time to time.

Often, the puzzles are designed to fit the shapes of artwork. Most pages are illustrated with attractive and amusing sketches.