Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Connor, Alan. Title: The crossword century : 100 years of witty wordplay, ingenious puzzles, and linguistic mischief / Alan Connor. Publisher, Date: New York, New York : Gotham Books, [2014] Description: xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: A British comic writer at The Guardian explores the history of the crossword puzzle, which made its debut in 1913 and went from being considered a menace to productivity to being used to recruit codebreakers by the military. Subjects: Crossword puzzles -- History. Other Title: Cross-word century : 100 years of witty wordplay, ingenious Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178) and index. Contents: Genesis -- Fad -- Jargon -- Ancestors -- Nina -- Fair -- Wicked -- Alamo -- Authorship -- Translation -- Cant -- News -- Spooner -- Sondheim -- Cryptic -- Double-crossing -- Gaga -- Fast -- Addiction -- Dual -- Program -- Intelligence -- Gumshoe -- Simpson -- Bug -- Plum -- A-list -- Future -- Implement. LCCN: 2014002612 ISBN: 9781592408580 (hbk.) 1592408583 (hbk.) Other Number: 861069073 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 433075 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 793.732 Connor Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
