Word Salad is the most comprehensive guide to cryptic crosswords ever published in the United States. The main part of the ebook consists of dozens of chapters on cryptic clueing, and includes hundreds of examples. Those chapters are preceded by a big-picture introduction, and followed by a tour of the cryptic scene in North America and the debates that liven it up. The intended audience ranges from the cryptic newbie to the seasoned constructor.

“Solving cryptic crosswords is one of the joys of my life, and I don’t know of any better or more entertaining introduction to the puzzle than this book.” — Will Shortz, crossword editor for the New York Times and public radio’s puzzlemaster