<div><b><i>The New York Times</i> Crosswords: Easy, Relaxing-and Fun!</b><br><br>With the workweek over and a long, relaxing weekend stretching delightfully ahead, what better way to ease the mind and soothe the soul than with a crossword puzzle? Or better yet, two hundred of them?<br><br><i>The New York Times</i> and its crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, bring you this volume, overflowing with selected crosswords from the pages of the <i>Times</i>, puzzles free of the obscure trivia of older crosswords, and full of modern, fresh vocabulary and fun wordplay. There's no reason to wait until Monday to pick up a pencil and puzzle away when the weekend hours beckon-along with two hundred pristine crosswords just waiting to be solved.<br></div>