Chambers Crossword Manual, 5th Edition

Description

Acknowledged as the definitive work on modern crosswords, Chambers Crossword Manual is an essential handbook for all crossword fans from beginners to experts. It is packed with practical advice on solving crosswords, as well as many practice crosswords. "Top of the crossword market - magisterial and authoritative" - Colin Dexter "For the novice or the champion, this is the book" - Gyles Brandreth "A truly kaleidoscopic feat" - Susie Dent "I recommend it strongly" - Jonathan Crowther (Azed) "Clever, detailed, and, above all, fun" - Simon Russell Beale "The crossword oracle - witty, wise and indispensable." - Francis When "The outstanding book about crosswords" - Sir Jeremy Morse

Don Manley sets crosswords under a variety of Pseudonyms including Duck, Bradman, Giovanni, Pasquale and Quixote. He is one of only a handful of people to have set crosswords for all five major broadsheet newspapers. He has been The Observer's Azed clue-writing chamnpion on many occasions.