GOTHAM BOOKS
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Group (USA) LLC
375 Hudson Street
New York, New York 10014
USA | Canada | UK | Ireland | Australia | New Zealand | India | South Africa | China
A Penguin Random House Company
Copyright © 2014 by Alan Connor
Photograph Credits
Page 54, top: Reprinted with permission from Editions Fayard
Page 54, bottom: Reprinted with permission from David R. Godine
Page 66: Courtesy of Jeremiah Farrell
Page 110: © ITV Global/The Kobal Collection
Page 170: Courtesy of Calendar Puzzles
Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader.
Gotham Books and the skyscraper logo are trademarks of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Connor, Alan.
The crossword century : 100 years of witty wordplay, ingenious puzzles, and linguistic mischief / Alan Connor.
pages cm
Includes index.
eBook ISBN 978-0-698-15701-9
1. Crossword puzzles—History. I. Title.
GV1507.C7C544 2014
793.73'2—dc23 2014002612
While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers, Internet addresses, and other contact information at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.