The Crossword Connoisseur’s Compendium

by Newman, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9781454916529
• ISBN10: 1454916524
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2015-11-03
• Publisher: Puzzlewright

Summary

Step right up for the greatest show on earth—because these are the crème de la crème of crosswords! Puzzle aficionado Stanley Newman has compiled an entertaining collection of 200 crosswords from the most brilliant superstar constructors, including heavy hitters like Will Shortz, Merl Reagle, Henry Hook, and Mike Shenk. Each master offers something special, creating an irresistibly fun, brain-busting challenge for any solver.

Author Biography

Stanley Newman is crossword editor for the Long Island, New York, newspaper Newsday, and is syndicated worldwide to more than 100 daily, Sunday, and Internet newspapers. As a puzzle creator, his work has appeared regularly in Prevention, People, Sport, and Businessweek magazines. Newman is the author or editor of over 125 books and has organized and conducted many puzzle and trivia events in the United States, including four seminars at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and, in 2007, the first crossword tournament ever held at Yale University. He lives in New York with his wife and has three grown children.