Adrienne Raphel takes readers on a deep lexical dive into the history and beloved culture surrounding crossword puzzles in Thinking Inside the Box.
Penguin Press
9780525522089
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Penguin Press
9780525522089
Adrienne Raphel takes readers on a deep lexical dive into the history and beloved culture surrounding crossword puzzles in Thinking Inside the Box.
What do Stephen King, Nancy Pelosi, Sting, Martha Stewart and Jon Stewart have in common?
They’re all cruciverbalists—that is, crossword fans. The ever-popular puzzle first appeared seemingly by accident in 1913, when Arthur Wynne introduced a new amusement because he had space to fill in the Christmas edition of the New York World newspaper. He…
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