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Connor, Alan.
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Crossword puzzles -- History.
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The crossword centur...
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The crossword century : 100 years of witty wordplay, ingenious puzzles, and linguistic mischief / Alan Connor.
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Connor, Alan.
New York, New York : Gotham Books, c2014.
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Crossword puzzles -- History.
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9781592408580 (hbk.)
1592408583 (hbk.)
Description:
xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Genesis -- Fad -- Jargon -- Ancestors -- Nina -- Fair -- Wicked -- Alamo -- Authorship -- Translation -- Cant -- News -- Spooner -- Sondheim -- Cryptic -- Double-crossing -- Gaga -- Fast -- Addiction -- Dual -- Program -- Intelligence -- Gumshoe -- Simpson -- Bug -- Plum -- A-list -- Future -- Implement.
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A British comic writer at The Guardian explores the history of the crossword puzzle, which made its debut in 1913 and went from being considered a menace to productivity to being used to recruit codebreakers by the military.
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793.732 Co
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