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Penny Publications, LLC is a United States magazine publisher specializing in puzzles, mysteries, and crosswords. , Penny Publications publishes at least 85 magazines, distributed through newsstands, in stores, and by subscription in U.S. and Canada, and at least 60 puzzle books. Penny Publications' headquarters are in Norwalk, Connecticut.

History

Penny Publications was founded in 1973 in Stamford, Connecticut, by the husband-and-wife team of William E. "Bill" Kanter and Penny Kanter. Bill Kanter was the son of Albert Kanter (1897–1973), founder of The Gilberton Company, formerly the publisher of ''Classics Illustrated''. The Kanters combined the remaining Gilberton assets with a struggling crossword publisher to form Penny Press and Crosstown Publications. The parent company was named after Penny. In an homage to ''Classics Illustrated'', one of the company's first titles was ''Classic Crosswords''.

In March 1996, Penny Publications acquired Dell Magazines, founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr. Dell Magazines, later popularly known for its science fiction and mystery magazines, had also early on published puzzle magazines, including crossword games, beginning in 1931 with ''Dell Crossword Puzzles''. (''Dell Crossword Puzzles'', ''Official Crossword Puzzles'', and ''Pocket Crossword Puzzles'' have been published continuously for more than 60 years.)

From 2001, by special arrangement with Three Across, Penny Publications has offered "''New York Times'' style" crosswords to membership groups such as The Crosswords Club, The Large-Print Crosswords Club, and The Uptown Puzzle Club.

In early 2010, Penny Publications renewed its agreement with Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG) for sale, marketing, and distribution of all of its titles, both under Penny Press and under Dell Magazine brands, in the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere.

Magazines and imprints published

Magazines and imprints published by Penny Publications include:

* ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine''
* ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''
* '' Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine''
* ''Crossword''
* ''Dell Collector's''
* ''Dell Crossword Puzzles''
* ''Dell's Best Easy Crosswords''
* ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine''
* ''Family Favorites''
* ''Family Variety Puzzles & Games''
* ''Fill-In''
* ''Logic and Math''
* ''Official Crossword Puzzles''
* ''Original Logic Problems''
* ''Original Sudoku''
* ''Penny Press Selected Series''
* ''Penny's Finest Word Seeks''
* ''Pocket Crossword Puzzles''
* ''Sudoku''
* ''Tournament Variety Puzzles''
* ''Variety'' (not to be confused with ''Variety'' magazine)
* ''Will Shortz' WordPlay''PennyPress official page for WILL SHORTZ' WORDPLAY
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* ''Word Seek''
* ''Word Search''

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External links

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* {{official, http://www.pennydellpuzzles.com/, name=Official website for puzzle publications

Magazine publishing companies of the United States
Publishing companies established in 1973
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Speculative fiction magazines published in the United States
Hugo Award-winning works