Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them by Adrienne Raphel

Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them

Adrienne Raphel

304 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced
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A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history by a brilliant young writer Almost as soon as it appeared, the crossword puzzle had already become indispensable to our lives. Invented practicall...

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