Michael Sharp reviews "The Curious History of the Crossword: 100 Puzzles From Then and Now," by Ben Tausig.

So it’s only natural that as part of our 125th anniversary celebration, we’re offering readers a crossword puzzle crammed with clues about books, authors, literary trends and fictional characters.

I love a crossword, especially when it’s actually doable. ... Scouted This Crossword Book Has Kept Me Occupied for the Past Year ...

If you are looking for a book that will help you pass your time and test your knowledge, going for a crossword puzzle book can never be a bad idea. Th. Sun, Oct 13, 2024 | Updated 05.17PM IST.

These are some of the questions Shechtman poses in “The Riddles of the Sphinx,” a book too mischievously multiform to classify.It is in part a history of the crossword puzzle, which was ...

However, her new book, “Black Crossword: 100 Mini Puzzles Celebrating the African Diaspora,” takes the games up a notch. Released on Aug. 20, the book contains multitudes of puzzles that once ...

In 1990, Arnot taught a course on crossword puzzle solving for the New School in Greenwich Village. That curriculum became her second book “Crossword Puzzles for Dummies.” In 2008, she published her ...

“Crossword-puzzle constructor,” I found, ... In books, comics, and postcards from the time, the New Woman and the crossword puzzle became linked as flouters of Victorian gender conventions.