Curious History of the Crossword: 100 P..., Tausig, Ben

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Curious History of the Crossword: 100 P..., Tausig, Ben. Author:Tausig, Ben. Try your pen or pencil on the crosswords your parents, grandparents, or great grandparents did decades ago! The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles from Then and Now (1) (Puzzlecraft). Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles from Then and Now (1) (Puzzlecraft) Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 1937994457 Title: The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles from Then and Now (1) (Puzzlecraft) The Fast Free Shipping Author: Tausig, Ben Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Year Published: 2013 Number of Pages: 192 Book Binding: Paperback / softback Prizes: Book Condition: GOOD SKU: CIN1937994457G Item description 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle. Journalist Arthur Wynne had wanted to devise a new game for the back of the newspaper back in 1913, so he created a diamond grid and called it a Word-Cross, and thus the first crossword puzzle was born. Editor and crossword constructor Ben Tausig examines the curious history of the worlds most addictive game and its unusual upbringing. Accompanied by 100 unique and challenging puzzles fromthe past 100 years, he examines the evolution of grid shape, how basic expected knowledge of the reader has changed, the puzzles that break the breakfast table rule and more. Featuring puzzles from top constructors like Will Shortz, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Matt Jones, Cathy Millhauser, Maura Jacobson, and more. Try your pen or pencil on the crosswords your parents, grandparents, or great grandparents did decades ago! The Puzzlecraft series from Wellfleet Press tackles some of the greatest conundrums of our time. Learn how to navigate the worlds trickiest mazes, solve the most complex crosswords, and finally get the answer to Why is a raven like a writing desk? Follow literatures most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he guides you through hundreds of challenging cross-fitness brain exercises inspired by his most popular cases and adventures. 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