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Two Girls, One On Each Knee: The Puzzling Past Of The Cryptic Crossword (2013)

by Alan Connor(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0141977116 (ISBN13: 9780141977119)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Not Avail

review 1: This is a short book (under 200 pages) that celebrates the crossword puzzle on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Rather than being a straightforward documentary history, it's a collection of short chapters on a variety of subjects relating to the crossword puzzle, including proposals via crossword, famous crossword afficionados, and the Simpson's episode that was connected to the Sunday Times puzzle. The author is British, so the book looks at both American and British (cryptic) crosswords. There were some interesting tidbits, but I wish the narrative had been more sustained.
review 2: THE CROSSWORD CENTURY is a charming little book about the times and travails of the crossword puzzle. Starting about a hundred years ago with the initial word block and ev... moreolving into a smoother version over the years, this book details the rise in popularity, and even some of the hysteria, that came as a result of the simple puzzle we enjoy today. With a decidedly British skew to the entire endeavor (The author writes a puzzle for England's The Guardian newspaper)to is a delightful read that will amuse you while you let you brain work on that real stumper of a clue or two. less

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