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Required Reading

A puzzle that's bound to be a classic.

A puzzle for the well-read solver. Explore the world of books, with clues on literature, famous authors, publishing terms, and narrative wordplay.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

2.How a story's villain might be felt
5.Like a book you can't put down
6.A poker player's tells, for an opponent to see
9.A minor flaw in a manuscript
11.Relating to the star of many a sci-fi story
12.A sudden plot development
13.Subject of many a political biography

Down

1.Plays that get terrible write-ups
2.His 'Phenomenology of Spirit' is tough stuff to get through
3.Bring a character off the page, so to speak
4.What scan the page
7.Subject of a Crichton thriller, often
8.What a glowing review does
10.Body of tales passed down through the ages

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