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O Canada Crosswords just keeps on giving to thousands of solvers who like their crosswords Canadian. Nightwood Editions is proud to celebrate O Canada Crosswords's milestone twentieth anniversary with Gwen Sjogren's ninth book in the series, which features one hundred larger-sized grids and over 2,600 Canadian clues.

With themes that touch on art, geography, Olympics and hockey--plus some music and magic mixed in for good measure--this instalment brings a cornucopia of CanCon to the table. Thirty-three Canadian-themed puzzles include "Breakout Hits," "Fit as a Fiddler," "Pictures Perfect," "East Coast Scenic" and "For Lac of a Better Word."

Other themed entries include "Eight Kates," "Magical Mysteries Tour," "From A to Sea" and "Systems Scramble." Seven puzzles offer the challenge of no fill-in-the-blank clues. Additionally, this collection has three circle-in-the-square puzzles and a handful of rebus-related grids. So if you're hungry for national content, pull up a chair and dig into this buffet of crossword fun, puns... and all the Canadiana you can eat

One of Canada's top crossword designers, Gwen Sjogren has earned the esteem of crossword fans by producing hundreds of puzzles with intriguing themes, witty wordplay and creative layouts. Sjogren has designed fifteen crossword collections, including the last nine O Canada Crosswords books, for which she's written over 100,000 clues. Originally from Hamilton, ON, Gwen lives in Calgary, AB. She's been a guest on many radio shows and featured in newspaper articles.