Stanley Newman's Literary Crosswords: The Play's the Thing (Other) [Paperback]

Stanley Newman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2004 | Series: Other

This second volume of original, literary-themed crosswords by Stanley Newman includes:

·50 brand-new puzzles about 50 favorite plays and playwrights–from the tragedies of Eugene O’Neill to the comedies of Neil Simon, from Romeo and Juliet (1594) to Six Degrees of Separation (1992)
·A bit of dialogue and several fascinating factoids about each puzzle’s subject
·Hundreds of general literature- and theater- related clues
·Puzzles of medium difficulty level and contemporary style

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This second volume of original, literary-themed crosswords by Stanley Newman includes:

·50 brand-new puzzles about 50 favorite plays and playwrights?from the tragedies of Eugene O?Neill to the comedies of Neil Simon, from Romeo and Juliet (1594) to Six Degrees of Separation (1992)
·A bit of dialogue and several fascinating factoids about each puzzle?s subject
·Hundreds of general literature- and theater- related clues
·Puzzles of medium difficulty level and contemporary style

About the Author

Stanley Newman edits Newsday’s nationally-syndicated crossword, creates puzzles for BusinessWeek and is the coauthor of the bestselling 10,000 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia. He runs tournaments, hosts cruises, and lectures at the Smithsonian about both crosswords and trivia. He has written or edited more than 80 books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games; Subsequent edition (February 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812935276
• ISBN-13: 978-0812935271
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,092,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Theatre-goers crossword, February 27, 2006

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This review is from: Stanley Newman's Literary Crosswords: The Play's the Thing (Other) (Paperback)

Now that I am hooked on crossword puzzles thanks to Stanley Newman, this puzzle is great because it relates to all things theatre from playwrights to shows to orignal cast memebers. Most crossword puzzles prove too difficult for me because the sujects and clues are too general, but this puzzle specifies on one of my expert areas. This is perfect is theatre is your area or if you want to learn more about theatre. It's challeneging, but not so much so that you'll want to throw it out the window!