CROSSWORD: COLORFUL WRITING

issue 31, crossword, answers
Alta

WORD SCRAMBLE: TITLES AND AUTHORS FROM ALTA’S 25 PICKS

  1. THE MALTESE FALCON
  2. VIET THANH NGUYEN
  3. PARABLE OF THE SOWER
  4. JACK KEROUAC
  5. ANGLE OF REPOSE
  6. LEONARD GARDNER
  7. LESS THAN ZERO
  8. SUSAN STRAIGHT
  9. THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
  10. RAYMOND CHANDLER
  11. UNDER THE FEET OF JESUS
  12. JOHN STEINBECK
  13. GOLDEN DAYS
  14. WALTER MOSLEY
  15. PLAY IT AS IT LAYS
  16. RACHEL KUSHNER
Headshot of Rebecca Goldstein

Rebecca Goldstein is a research scientist working to discover immunotherapies for cancer. She lives with her wife in the Bay Area, where she is working to discover local bagels and pizza to satisfy her inner New Yorker. Rebecca started writing crossword puzzles in 2020.

Headshot of Rafael Musa

Rafael Musa was born and raised in Brazil but has lived in the Bay Area for 10 years. When he’s not making crossword puzzles or doting on his cat Georgia, he’s searching for the best iced decaf lattes, almond croissants, and acai bowls in San Francisco.