. . . A SEVEN-LETTER WORD FOR MINDLESS

Finally, a crossword for couch potatoes.

Superstar Crosswords, which Dell is premiering at $1.25, contains 64 puzzles and four trivia quizzes aimed at people who have “grown up on TV and movies rather than Greek and Latin.”

Managing Editor Mary Ann Kennedy conceded that the monthly is “not for the people who brag they can do the New York Times crossword in ink. Our audience might not know the name of a mountain in Tibet, but they would know who plays on ‘Dynasty.’ ”

Linda Evans graced the first cover and was further “revealed in our feature puzzle inside.” Upcoming cover stars . . . Bill Cosby, Joan Collins, Don Johnson, Victoria Principal, Michael J. Fox, Angela Landsbury and Johnny Carson.