Crosswords play a vital role in this entry in the Young Bond series
In spy fiction, either you get a hero who’s prepared to knock a few heads together (if he’s being honest – and it is a he – one who actively relishes some head-knocking) or you get a hero who sits wondering whether they know that we knew that they knew that we know, filling in a hard cryptic crossword in pen as a way of resting the old brain cells.
Happily, Charlie Higson collapses the distinction.
3d Top-secret monkey (4)
1a Spinning tornado, King Alexander’s problem (7,4)
7d Three-part sporting achievement’s smothered in it (7)
My thanks to Sandy Balfour and John Halpern for guiding me through the world of cryptic crosswords and helping with clues.
Continue reading… Crosswords play a vital role in this entry in the Young Bond seriesIn spy fiction, either you get a hero who’s prepared to knock a few heads together (if he’s being honest – and it is a he – one who actively relishes some head-knocking) or you get a hero who sits wondering whether they know that we knew that they knew that we know, filling in a hard cryptic crossword in pen as a way of resting the old brain cells.Happily, Charlie Higson collapses the distinction.3d Top-secret monkey (4)1a Spinning tornado, King Alexander’s problem (7,4)7d Three-part sporting achievement’s smothered in it (7)My thanks to Sandy Balfour and John Halpern for guiding me through the world of cryptic crosswords and helping with clues. Continue reading… Crosswords, Hobbies, Life and style, Books, Charlie Higson, Culture
