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Can you decipher this clue? Your favorite puzzles will make you weep softly and twitch, with a bit of surprise (8). If your answer is Cryptics (CRY+P+TIC+S), then this book is for you! Random House Cryptic Crosswords brings you sixty of the finest puzzles from North America's most talented cryptic creators, including: -- Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon of The Atlantic Monthly -- E. R. Galli of Harper's -- Fraser Simpson of the Toronto Globe and Mail -- And...the inimitable Henry Hook Edited by Stanley Newman, Random House's own managing director of puzzles and games, Random House Cryptic Crosswords is guaranteed to give your puzzling skills the ultimate workout!