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Open Book

A novel approach to wordplay.

This literary puzzle is for book lovers, with clues on classic novels, authors, and the craft of writing.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

1.The ___ Boleyn Girl (book title)
6.A verso page's side
7.They can be turned or dog-eared
9.What a poet paints pictures with
11.Shipmates on the Pequod, e.g.
12.How one might start a story... and a book
13.Urban perch for people-watching and reading

Down

2.Co-authors, like Good Omens' Gaiman and Pratchett
3.Like a perfectly turned phrase
4.Start over from chapter one
5.What a good story does with you
7.Critical turning point in a plot
8.The Hunger ___
10.A writer's mulligan

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