Thinking inside the box : adventures with crosswords and the puzzling people who can't live without...
Thinking inside the box : adventures with crosswords and the puzzling people who can't live without...
Thinking inside the box : adventures with crosswords and the puzzling people who can't live without them / Adrienne Raphel.
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2020.
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G 2020/2605
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
FUN : Arthur Wynne, Margaret Petherbridge Farrar, and the origins of the puzzle -- The cross word puzzle book and the crossword craze -- How to construct a crossword -- Pleasantville, New York : Will Shortz -- The crossword hyacinth : England and the cryptic crossword -- World War II and the Gray La...
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from not just everyday citizens looking to pass the time but icons of American life, such as Bill Clinton, Yo-Yo Ma, and Martha Stewart. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when a newspaper editor at the New York World was casting around for something t...
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Thinking inside the box : adventures with crosswords and the puzzling people who can't live without them / Adrienne Raphel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/2605
Record Identifier
74VKaPxRKkey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPxRKkey
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ISBN
9780525522089 hardcover
0525522085 hardcover
DDC
793.732
MMS ID
991024315912702626
