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list price: $16.95
edition:Paperback
category: Games
published: Oct 2021
ISBN:9780889713574
publisher:
Nightwood Editions
Description
Over 250,000 O Canada Crosswords books sold in twenty years!
O Canada Crosswords rides again with the twenty-second instalment of this popular series, which features large-sized puzzles split between Canadian and other themes. With over 20 per cent of the clues focusing on Canadiana, you’ll be chomping at the bit as author Gwen Sjogren harnesses her usual fodder of fresh themes and witty wordplay, including the following:
- National Pride – Inventive Ideas & Trivia Pursuit
- Music – Carols of the Belles & The Sounds of Music
- Puns – The Spies Have It & Tokens of Affection
- Language – Here vs. There & Buzzwords
- Letter Play – Au Jus & A Prickly Puzzle
- Family – Mom’s the Word & Word Families
- Geography – Streetwise & Du You Know the Way
- Food – Cooking Up a Storm & Breakfast Buffet
This collection also ropes in cultural highlights and notables of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s in eight themed puzzles. And Sjogren gallops to the finish line with some specialty grids embedded with shaded squares, circles and ampersands, plus Four-Square, which features four mini-grids.
So get back in the saddle with O Canada Crosswords Book 22—you’re sure to enjoy the ride!
About the Author
Gwen Sjogren
With lifetime sales of over 120,000 books, Gwen Sjogren has earned the esteem of crossword fans by designing over 1,500 puzzles for her twenty-one crossword editions. Focusing on intriguing themes, wordplay and as much Canadiana as she can pack in, Sjogren has designed the last fifteen O Canada Crosswords collections. Originally from Hamilton, ON, Gwen lives in Calgary, AB. She’s been a guest on many radio shows and featured in newspaper articles.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 1 to 13
- Grade:
- p to 8
