Finished that, started this

A tad familiar. Did I read it a decade ago? I'm sure I'll realise soon. Perhaps it doesn't matter, anyway. My late father used to joke, as his memory declined with age, that it was a positive development because he'd eventually only require one book. By the time he reached the end, he would have forgotten everything that had come before and could simply begin it again.

Publisher blurb:

Crosswords are not as old as you think. The first one appeared a century ago, with the little square keeping in remarkable shape. Cluetopia is here to toast the centenary, whizzing you through years of remarkable clues, across the world, seeking the inside stories.

Come travel to New Guinea, Venezuela and Metropolis: every destination arising from a clue. Encounter love, murder, hoaxes, propaganda. Visit a Maori funeral, a Bass Strait oil rig, a Russian game show - just some of the side trips locked in a crossword.

With almost 100 mini-chapters, each with a separate clue to crack, this is a book for word lovers and puzzle fans. You'll see how crosswords capture the life around them, from prison cells to outer space. 

A holiday for the head, Cluetopia is as fun, as wild and as wordy as David's previous bestseller, Puzzled.