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Book cover of: 'Through a Grid, Darkly: On Anna Shechtman’s “The Riddles of the Sphinx,”' in red lettering

Through a Grid, Darkly

The feminist history of the crossword puzzle: some of the form's early champions were women working for little to no pay.

by Adrienne Raphel via Los Angeles Review of Books on March 14, 2024

A European style woman standing in front of a complex crossword puzzle.

A Brief History of Word Games

Crossword puzzles may be a recent invention, but since we've had language we've played games with words.

by Adrienne Raphel via The Paris Review on November 30, 2021

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