Arts & History
MediumLibrary Shelves Crossword
Category: Arts & HistoryDifficulty: Easy13 × 15
Monday, August 31
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Enter one letter per square. Answers run Across or Down. Omit spaces and accents; any special spelling convention is stated in the clue. This is a freeform themed grid, so some letters are not crossed.
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About This Theme
A library is full of stories, but it also has a language for helping you find and understand them. This crossword combines kinds of books with the parts that organize a volume. Think about where you would look for a definition, a topic or the writer's name. A few clues ask for the outside of a book; others send you toward its opening or closing pages. You can solve this one with the habits of an ordinary reader.
Clues
Across
- 3Person who writes a book (6)
- 4List explaining specialized terms used in a book (8)
- 5Alphabetical list of topics with page references (5)
- 7Literary form often arranged in verse (6)
- 9Personal account of experiences written by the person who lived them (6)
- 10Major numbered or titled division of a book (7)
- 11Bound edge of a book visible on many shelves (5)
Down
- 1Account of a person's life written by someone else (9)
- 2Book containing maps (5)
- 6Book-length work of fiction in prose (5)
- 7Author's introductory remarks placed before the main text (7)
- 8Name given to a book (5)
Answers and Explanations
After Your Solve
INDEX and GLOSSARY can both appear near the back of a book, but they answer different questions. An index helps locate a topic; a glossary explains a term. BIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR both concern lives, yet the writer's relationship to the subject differs. Those distinctions are useful when choosing a book as well as solving the grid. If you entered a merely related answer at first, revisit the small words in the clue that identify the exact function requested.
- 3 acrossAUTHOR
An author creates the written work.
- 4 acrossGLOSSARY
A glossary supplies meanings.
- 5 acrossINDEX
An index directs readers to locations in the book.
- 7 acrossPOETRY
Poetry is not limited to rhyming writing.
- 9 acrossMEMOIR
A memoir can focus on selected experiences.
- 10 acrossCHAPTER
Chapters organize longer works.
- 11 acrossSPINE
The spine joins the pages along one edge.
- 1 downBIOGRAPHY
The writer and subject are different people.
- 2 downATLAS
An atlas organizes geographic representations.
- 6 downNOVEL
A novel is a form of extended prose fiction.
- 7 downPREFACE
A preface often explains the work's background or purpose.
- 8 downTITLE
The title identifies the work.
Further Reading
- Theme referencemerriam-webster.com
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