The Story of the Crossword

More than 100 years of the world's most popular puzzle

John Halpern (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2016
Andre Deutsch Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-233-00491-4 (ISBN)

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The crossword has been the most consistently successful puzzle of modern times. Forget riddles, conundrums or Sudoku, the crossword is the original and best word puzzle and it has truly stood the test of time. This book celebrates the world's favourite word puzzle by recounting the history of it, alongside examples of puzzles and words of wisdom from puzzle setters, crossword editors and members of the public who have racked their brains to find the solution to that elusive clue.

John Halpern is a professional full-time crossword setter, his self-confessed 'dream job'. He writes crosswords for The Guardian (as Paul), the Financial Times (as Mudd) and The Independent (as Punk) newspapers in the UK. He has written cryptic crossword books for The Times and The Guardian. He lives in East Sussex.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	50 b-w crossword puzzles
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
ISBN-10	0-233-00491-2 / 0233004912
ISBN-13	978-0-233-00491-4 / 9780233004914
Zustand	Neuware