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Crossword No. 3

Science fiction crossword No. 3: 16 clues on a 13 by 12 grid. Every answer is an author or a book reviewed in the library, with the full solution linked.

How the crossword works, and all 12 puzzles

Puzzle No. 3 · 16 clues

Authors and books from the stacks

Crossword grid, 13 rows by 12 columns

Across

  1. 2 Author of Bug Jack Barron (7)
  2. 4 Author of The Final Programme (8)
  3. 6 Author of The Three-Body Problem (3)
  4. 8 Book by Philip K. Dick (4)
  5. 11 Author of Moderan (5)
  6. 13 Author of Perdido Street Station (8)
  7. 15 Author of Snow Crash (10)

Down

  1. 1 Author of Gateway (4)
  2. 3 Author of Interview with the Vampire (4)
  3. 4 Author of 1Q84 (8)
  4. 5 Author of The Famished Road (4)
  5. 7 Author of Gargantua and Pantagruel (8)
  6. 9 Author of Frankenstein (7)
  7. 10 Book by Jan Morris (3)
  8. 12 Author of The Female Man (4)
  9. 14 Author of A Visit from the Goon Squad (4)
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Across

  1. 2 SPINRAD: Norman Spinrad, author of Bug Jack Barron
  2. 4 MOORCOCK: Michael Moorcock, author of The Final Programme
  3. 6 LIU: Cixin Liu, author of The Three-Body Problem
  4. 8 UBIK: Ubik by Philip K. Dick
  5. 11 BUNCH: David R. Bunch, author of Moderan
  6. 13 MIEVILLE: China Miéville, author of Perdido Street Station
  7. 15 STEPHENSON: Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash

Down

  1. 1 POHL: Frederik Pohl, author of Gateway
  2. 3 RICE: Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire
  3. 4 MURAKAMI: Haruki Murakami, author of 1Q84
  4. 5 OKRI: Ben Okri, author of The Famished Road
  5. 7 RABELAIS: François Rabelais, author of Gargantua and Pantagruel
  6. 9 SHELLEY: Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein
  7. 10 HAV: Hav by Jan Morris
  8. 12 RUSS: Joanna Russ, author of The Female Man
  9. 14 EGAN: Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad