The Best Large Print Crossword Books for Comfortable Solving

A good crossword is a daily conversation with the puzzle setter. A good large print crossword is that same pleasure without the squint. If you are shopping for yourself or as a gift, here is how to tell the comfortable ones from the cramped.

What to look for

• Big squares you can write in. Roomy cells matter as much as big clue text, that is where the pencil goes.
• Clues set in large, high-contrast type. Long clue lists are where most books shrink the font. The good ones do not.
• Friendly, themed puzzles. Everyday vocabulary and a fun theme per puzzle beat obscure trivia for most solvers.
• Crossing letters that help. A fair grid lets you check your answers as you go.
• An answer key in the back, for when a corner just will not fall.

Our approach

Our large print crossword book pairs clear, welcoming clues with generous squares and one fresh theme per puzzle, with full answer grids in the back. New to crosswords? The how to solve a crossword guide walks through the basics, and a free printable crossword lets you feel the print size first.

Crossword, or something adjacent?

If you love word puzzles but want variety, two cousins are worth a look: codewords (a crossword grid where you crack the letter-to-number code, no trivia) and cryptograms (decode a familiar saying). Our word puzzle comparison helps you pick.