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Crossword No. 8

Science fiction crossword No. 8: 16 clues on a 13 by 13 grid. Every answer is an author or a book reviewed in the library, with the full solution linked.

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Puzzle No. 8 · 16 clues

Authors and books from the stacks

Crossword grid, 13 rows by 13 columns

Across

  1. 1 Book by Samuel R. Delany (4)
  2. 3 Book by Brian Aldiss (8)
  3. 7 Book by Octavia E. Butler (9)
  4. 12 Book by Neil Gaiman (10)
  5. 13 Author of Dracula (6)
  6. 14 Author of The First Men in the Moon (5)
  7. 16 Author of Ringworld (5)

Down

  1. 2 Author of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (5)
  2. 4 Author of At Swim-Two-Birds (6)
  3. 5 Author of The Witches of Eastwick (6)
  4. 6 Author of A Visit from the Goon Squad (4)
  5. 8 Author of Nine Hundred Grandmothers (8)
  6. 9 Author of To Your Scattered Bodies Go (6)
  7. 10 Author of Little, Big (7)
  8. 11 Author of The Woman in Black (4)
  9. 15 Co-author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy (4)
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Across

  1. 1 NOVA: Nova by Samuel R. Delany
  2. 3 HOTHOUSE: Hothouse by Brian Aldiss
  3. 7 FLEDGLING: Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
  4. 12 NEVERWHERE: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
  5. 13 STOKER: Bram Stoker, author of Dracula
  6. 14 WELLS: H.G. Wells, author of The First Men in the Moon
  7. 16 NIVEN: Larry Niven, author of Ringworld

Down

  1. 2 AMADO: Jorge Amado, author of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
  2. 4 OBRIEN: Flann O'Brien, author of At Swim-Two-Birds
  3. 5 UPDIKE: John Updike, author of The Witches of Eastwick
  4. 6 EGAN: Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
  5. 8 LAFFERTY: R.A. Lafferty, author of Nine Hundred Grandmothers
  6. 9 FARMER: Philip José Farmer, author of To Your Scattered Bodies Go
  7. 10 CROWLEY: John Crowley, author of Little, Big
  8. 11 HILL: Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black
  9. 15 SHEA: Robert Shea, co-author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy