Torquemada and the Torturous Literary Puzzle

Posted on | June 26, 2010 | No Comments

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It might be a sign of the digital times, or an indicator of economic gloom, but working in a second hand bookshop can be slow. We have many techniques for passing the hours: Theatre-Direction Bingo (works especially well on a Saturday night in the West End), Weirdest Book Title competitions and sneaky behind-the-cash-desk chess to name a few. This week my colleague Jan discovered a book called Torquemada’s 112 Best Crossword Puzzles on a dusty shelf in the basement – a collection of cryptic crosswords with literary themes published in 1942. Rashly confident of our book-geek credentials, we tackled one. Click to read more…

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