Boatman: The First 50

Boatman: The First 50 Collected Crosswords from the Guardian and the Stories Behind Them

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Publisher's Synopsis

Fiendish and inimitable, Boatman is widely regarded as one of the Guardian's most challenging and innovative cryptic crossword compilers. Here you'll find fifty of his puzzles and the story behind them, as he reveals in his own words how he thought of each theme, the ideas that didn't make it into print and the strange coincidences that emerged.

Book information

ISBN: 9780995608207
Publisher: Boatman Cryptics
Imprint: Boatman Cryptics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 793.732
DEWEY edition: 23
Weight: 306g
Height: 218mm
Width: 149mm
Spine width: 17mm