The Cain´s Jawbone Book of Crosswords
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Edward Powys Mathers aka Torquemada
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“If you’re ready for an extra-hard, old-time challenge, haveat it!”-- Will Shortz
From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain´s Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a collection of 112 difficult cryptic crossword puzzles.
Before Edward Powys Mathers wrote the world´s most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle, he was a cryptic crossword creator. Under his pseudonym "Torquemada", his puzzles would taunt readers for days. He created his first cryptic crossword puzzle in 1924 and went on to set them for the Saturday Westminster and the Observer for the next 15 years. His true identity was only revealed when he died in 1939.
As well as earning the reputation for setting the world´s toughest crosswords, Torquemada - or ´Torq´ as he was often referred to - was also delightfully creative: with many puzzles written in perfectly constructed verse, or delivered as mini-narratives to their solvers. There´s even a version where the clues are knock-knock jokes.
For many years cryptic crosswords were simply known as puzzles in the ´Torquemada style´. This ѕelection of Torquemada´s best crosswords was originally published in 1942 and contains three short accounts of Torquemada´s life and achievements, including one by his widow, R.C. Mathers as well as a foreword by the crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, Will Shortz. The successful revival of Cain´s Jawbone has inspired a new generation of puzzle solvers.
Here then is the next challenge for Torquemada´s fans - dare you take it on?
From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain´s Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a collection of 112 difficult cryptic crossword puzzles.
Before Edward Powys Mathers wrote the world´s most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle, he was a cryptic crossword creator. Under his pseudonym "Torquemada", his puzzles would taunt readers for days. He created his first cryptic crossword puzzle in 1924 and went on to set them for the Saturday Westminster and the Observer for the next 15 years. His true identity was only revealed when he died in 1939.
As well as earning the reputation for setting the world´s toughest crosswords, Torquemada - or ´Torq´ as he was often referred to - was also delightfully creative: with many puzzles written in perfectly constructed verse, or delivered as mini-narratives to their solvers. There´s even a version where the clues are knock-knock jokes.
For many years cryptic crosswords were simply known as puzzles in the ´Torquemada style´. This ѕelection of Torquemada´s best crosswords was originally published in 1942 and contains three short accounts of Torquemada´s life and achievements, including one by his widow, R.C. Mathers as well as a foreword by the crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, Will Shortz. The successful revival of Cain´s Jawbone has inspired a new generation of puzzle solvers.
Here then is the next challenge for Torquemada´s fans - dare you take it on?
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Format
Paperback
Author
Edward Powys Mathers aka Torquemada
Language
English
Publishing company
Unbound
Added date
22.05.2024
Year of publication
2023
Pages
400
Size
200x130
Product code
9781789651669
Barcode
9781789651669
ISBN
9781789651669