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Crosswordese - The Language of Crossword Puzzles

Improve your puzzling skills by gaining a better understanding of the game’s lingo, history, and ever-changing wordplay.

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What’s a 12-letter word for a fascinating guide to the unique language of crossword puzzles? CROSSWORDESE offers insights into the game’s history and evolution. More than just a dictionary, it’s a reference book and tool filled with wordplay, cultural references, and playful asides, making it a must-have read for word enthusiasts and puzzle lovers.

  • A hardcover 280-plus-page book for puzzle fans and lovers of language.
  • Filled with a collection of crosswords’ most useful and vexing answers paired with their guileful and beguiling clues.
  • Celebrates the weird and wonderful language of crossword puzzles and their evolution over time, from antiquity to the age of LOL and LIZZO.
  • Includes a dozen new crosswords created for this book to help puzzlers try out their new skills.
  • Made in China.

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Made from

paper

Measurements

8.3" L x 6.3" W x 1" H; 288 pages

Item ID

59622

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