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    Four-Letter Words: And Other Secrets of a Crossword Insider

    By Michelle Arnot

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    About this ebook

    Crossword puzzle expert and champion Michelle Arnot has complied this irresistibly fun and entertaining manual filled with fascinating facts, puzzle miscellany, and surefire tips for puzzle solving. For devoted daily puzzlers, casual solvers, and fearless crossword warriors alike, this book offers insights into the addictive world of crossword puzzles including:

    • Insider secrets, techniques, and tips
    • Obscure four-letter words for scoring big points
    • Advanced strategies of competitive puzzlers
    • Inside stories of eccentric players and all-time champions of the grids
    • Trivia, lore, and the lingo of crosswording
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateAug 5, 2008
    ISBN9781440631726
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    • 3/5
      This is primarily all about the four-letter words that crossword enthusiasts need to know, but has a few other interesting tidbits too. I found myself scanning over most of the four-letter word parts - I've done plenty of crosswords and know the words. The history of the crossword and cryptic crossword were interesting, but most of this book was nothing new to me.