The Crossword Century
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The Crossword Century
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Author : Alan Connor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-07-10
The Crossword Century written by Alan Connor and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-10 with Reference categories.
A journalist and word aficionado salutes the 100-year history and pleasures of crossword puzzles Since its debut in The New York World on December 21, 1913, the crossword puzzle has enjoyed a rich and surprisingly lively existence. Alan Connor, a comic writer known for his exploration of all things crossword in The Guardian, covers every twist and turn: from the 1920s, when crosswords were considered a menace to productive society; to World War II, when they were used to recruit code breakers; to their starring role in a 2008 episode of The Simpsons. He also profiles the colorful characters who make up the interesting and bizarre subculture of crossword constructors and competitive solvers, including Will Shortz, the iconic New York Times puzzle editor who created a crafty crossword that appeared to predict the outcome of a presidential election, and the legions of competitive puzzle solvers who descend on a Connecticut hotel each year in an attempt to be crowned the American puzzle-solving champion. At a time when the printed word is in decline, Connor marvels at the crossword’s seamless transition onto Kindles and iPads, keeping the puzzle one of America’s favorite pastimes. He also explores the way the human brain processes crosswords versus computers that are largely stumped by clues that require wordplay or a simple grasp of humor. A fascinating examination of our most beloved linguistic amusement—and filled with tantalizing crosswords and clues embedded in the text—The Crossword Century is sure to attract the attention of the readers who made Word Freak and Just My Type bestsellers.
The 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
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Author : Kevin McCann
language : en
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Release Date : 2010-12-07
The 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary written by Kevin McCann and has been published by Union Square + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-07 with Games & Activities categories.
Compiled from over 10,00 published puzzles, this handy reference offers all the words you need to solve your puzzles and none of the ones you don’t. Finally, a crossword dictionary with all the words solvers need—and none of the ones they don’t! When it comes to puzzle dictionaries, it’s the quality of what’s inside that counts. Who needs a plethora of synonyms that never appear in an actual crossword? So, authors Kevin McCann and Mark Diehl analyzed thousands of crosswords to amass an up-to-date list of words that regularly turn up in today’s top puzzles. To make the dictionary even easier to use, the most popular answers stand out in easy-to-see red, while charts highlight frequently sought-after information such as Oscar winners and Popes’ names. Crossword fans will keep this right next to their favorite puzzles!
The Concise 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
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Author : K. McCann
language : en
Publisher: Puzzlewright
Release Date : 2013
The Concise 21st Century Crossword Puzzle Dictionary written by K. McCann and has been published by Puzzlewright this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Crossword puzzles categories.
Now the very best crossword dictionary around--with all the words solvers need, but none of the ones they don't--is available in a concise version, without appendices! Kevin McCann and Mark Diehl analyzed thousands of crosswords to amass an up-to-date list of words that regularly turn up in today's top puzzles--with the most popular ones bolded and underlined. Crossword fans will keep this right next to their favorite puzzles!
Two Girls One On Each Knee
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Author : Alan Connor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-11-07
Two Girls One On Each Knee written by Alan Connor and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Games & Activities categories.
Two Girls, One on Each Knee: A History of Cryptic Crosswords is an audaciously constructed book on the pleasures and puzzles of cryptic crosswords and their linguistic wordplay, from Alan Connor, the Guardian's writer on crosswords On 21 December 2013, the crossword puzzle will be 100 years old. In the century since, it has evolved into the world's most popular intellectual pastime: a unique form of wordplay, the codes and conventions of which are open to anyone masochistic enough to get addicted. In Two Girls, One on Each Knee, Alan Connor celebrates the wit, ingenuity and frustration of setting and solving puzzles. From the beaches of D-Day to the imaginary worlds of three-dimensional puzzles, to the British school teachers and journalists who turned the form into the fiendish sport it is today, encompassing the most challenging clues, particular tricks, the world's greatest setters and famous solvers, PG Wodehouse and the torturers of the Spanish Inquisition, this is an ingenious book for lovers of this very particular form of wordplay. Note: The book begins with a puzzle in a standard 15-by-15 grid which incorporates all the basic clue types. The answers are also the chapter titles. Alan Connor writes twice-weekly about crosswords for the Guardian. He has contributed pieces about language for the BBC and the Guardian and works in radio and television, writing for Charlie Brooker, Caitlin Moran and Sue Perkins. His most recent writing was A Young Doctor's Notebook, a TV adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov stories starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm.
120 Modern Crossword Puzzles
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Author : Kenneth A. Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
120 Modern Crossword Puzzles written by Kenneth A. Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Crossword puzzles categories.
Crosswords are the puzzle idea of the century. They're fun and have remained pretty well unchanged for more than eighty years. Until now that is! Here, the puzzle editors of MENSA UK offer 120 new variations on the crossword. They too are fun, original, and challenging to your general knowledge, reasoning, and wit. These latest 120 crosswords are all freshly minted for you. With three levels of difficulty, Russell & Carter present twenty-two new and original forms of crossword puzzles. Their professional flair for thinking round comers and their instinctive feel for what makes a good game has already been proved in their many best-selling books.
Fun
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Author : Paolo Bacilieri
language : en
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Release Date : 2017-06-06
Fun written by Paolo Bacilieri and has been published by SelfMadeHero this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with Games & Activities categories.
In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, "Fun." A century later, this absorbing puzzle continues to attract (and infuriate) millions of devotees every day. But the world's most popular--and seemingly mundane--pastime has a surprising history, filled with intrigue and adventure. Paolo Bacilieri's FUN transports us from turn-of-the-century New York to present-day Milan, taking in stories of ingenious puzzle makers, ardent solvers, and intellectual luminaries. Part detective story, part docudrama, and interlaced with a fiction of Bacilieri's own imagining, FUN questions the crossword's "harmless" status. Sure, it's fun--but could it also be a form of resistance, of cryptic communication, of espionage?
The Puzzle Instinct
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Author : Marcel Danesi
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004-02-20
The Puzzle Instinct written by Marcel Danesi and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-20 with Games & Activities categories.
"Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles--for the sheer pleasure of it--and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening." --Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times "... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis." --Psychology Today "... a bristlingly clear... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles.... A] splendid study...." --Knight Ridder Newspapers
The Crossword Mysteries Holiday Collection
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Author : Nero Blanc
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2018-10-23
The Crossword Mysteries Holiday Collection written by Nero Blanc and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-23 with Fiction categories.
Four holiday whodunits in one—the perfect present for puzzle fans! “Light-hearted capers . . . Each as frothy as a cup of good eggnog” (The Wall Street Journal). Together, crossword editor and amateur sleuth Belle Graham and her private detective husband, Rosco Polycrates, are “a great investigative team in the tradition of Nick and Nora” (Bookbrowse). In this holiday-themed collection—featuring two story anthologies and two novels by national bestselling author Nero Blanc—Belle and Rosco follow the clues and fill in the blanks to find the answers to some very puzzling mysteries. A Crossworder’s Holiday: In these five short mysteries, Belle and Rosco solve puzzles in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Nantucket, and a haunted house in the Cotswolds. Perhaps the most challenging is the case of mobster Freddy Five Fingers, who was sending tip-offs to the cops via crosswords printed in the local tabloid—before he croaked. A Crossworder’s Gift: Five more Yuletide mysteries take Belle and Rosco from sunny St. Lucia where they decipher clues to find a buried treasure to a blizzard that strands a sewing circle. And in Las Vegas, a high roller has strewn clues throughout his suite to form a crossword puzzle that leads to loot. Wrapped Up in Crosswords: With Christmas approaching, Belle does her part creating a Noel crossword contest while Rosco dons a red suit and snowy-white beard to collect toys for the town’s annual children’s drive. But his good will starts to dim when he and two Newcastle Police Department colleagues are mistaken for escaped convicts masquerading as small-town Santas. A Crossworder’s Delight: Just in time for the holidays at Newcastle’s historic Paul Revere Inn, Belle discovers an abandoned treasure: a book of dessert recipes written in the form of crosswords handed down from mother to daughter. But as nice as that is, someone else has been naughty: A valuable Longfellow poem has been stolen from its place of honor on the wall of the inn’s front parlor. As he starts to investigate, Rosco finds himself with a new sleuthing partner, twelve-year-old E. T. Whitman—a bit of a wordsmith himself.
Centuries Of Inventions
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Author : Jorge Lucendo
language : en
Publisher: Jorge Lucendo
Release Date : 2020-04-23
Centuries Of Inventions written by Jorge Lucendo and has been published by Jorge Lucendo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The history of inventions was born more than 10 centuries ago. 10,000 years of inventions and creations of the human being, of the so-called Homus Sapiens. This book traces the history of the most important inventions and discoveries that have happened throughout the centuries, this work defines in an extended and very complete way the definition of all those creations that some geniuses created in their day. From the most remote antiquity, those stone tools created in the era of the Cromagnon man, to the most advanced cybernetic and digital technologies of our time. As an author, I realized when writing this book, that although we think we know almost everything, we do not really know almost anything...
The Curious History Of The Crossword
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Author : Ben Tausig
language : en
Publisher: Race Point Pub
Release Date : 2013-11-27
The Curious History Of The Crossword written by Ben Tausig and has been published by Race Point Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-27 with Games & Activities categories.
Discover the curious history of the world's most addictive game and its unusual upbringing. Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the beloved crossword puzzle, readers can solve over 100 different puzzles from top constructors.