Hard as a Rock Crosswords Series

These super-tough crosswords are rock-solid entertainment for puzzle fans!
Everyone looks forward to Saturday, but for some of us, it's not just because it's the weekend-it's when the newspapers publish their hardest crosswords.Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Really Hard!features the hardest of the hard, with some of the twistiest, most fiendishly misleading clues you'll ever have the pleasure of tearing your hair out over. This 96-page puzzle book features 72 themeless 15x15 crosswords from some of the top puzzle makers in the country, with wide-open diagrams that will make you wonder "How did they even make this?" Expert solvers will love the challenge, and those who want to become expert solvers will enjoy the opportunity to hone their skills. And if the puzzles ever make you feel at a loss for words, the answers are always in the back.

Super Hard

by Stanley Newman

Published 3 May 2022

These super-tough crosswords are rock-solid entertainment for puzzle fans!
Everyone looks forward to Saturday, but for some of us, it's not just because it's the weekend-it's when the newspapers publish their hardest crosswords.Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Super Hard!features the hardest of the hard, with some of the twistiest, most fiendishly misleading clues you'll ever have the pleasure of tearing your hair out over. This 96-page puzzle book features 72 themeless 15x15 crosswords from some of the top puzzle makers in the country, with wide-open diagrams that will make you wonder "How did they even make this?" Expert solvers will love the challenge, and those who want to become expert solvers will enjoy the opportunity to hone their skills. And if the puzzles ever make you feel at a loss for words, the answers are always in the back.

Extra Hard

by Stanley Newman

Published 22 March 2022

Chip away at these super-challenging puzzles to reveal masterpieces of crossword construction!
Everyone looks forward to Saturday, but for some of us, it's not just because it's the weekend-it's when the newspapers publish their hardest crosswords. Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Extra Hard features the hardest of the hard, with some of the twistiest, most fiendishly misleading clues you'll ever have the pleasure of tearing your hair out over. This 96-page puzzle book features 72 themeless 15-by-15 crosswords from some of the top puzzlemakers in the country, with wide-open diagrams that will make you wonder "how did they even make this?" Expert solvers will love the challenge, and those who want to become expert solvers will enjoy the opportunity to hone their skills. And if the puzzles ever make you feel at a loss for words, the answers are always in the back.

Quite Hard Indeed

by Stanley Newman

Published 18 May 2023

Everyone looks forward to Saturday, but for some of us, it's not just because it's the weekend—it's when the newspapers publish their hardest crosswords. Hard as a Rock Crosswords: Quite Hard Indeed! features the hardest of the hard, with some of the twistiest, most fiendishly misleading clues you'll ever have the pleasure of tearing your hair out over. This 96-page puzzle book features 72 themeless 15x15 crosswords from some of the top puzzle makers in the country, with wide-open diagrams that will make you wonder "How did they even make this?" Expert solvers will love the challenge, and those who want to become expert solvers will enjoy the opportunity to hone their skills. And if the puzzles ever make you feel at a loss for words, the answers are always in the back.