sentences:  In the short story "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will", by Dorothy L Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey solves a crossword in order to solve the mystery, while the solution to Agatha Christie's "Curtain" hinges on an "Othello" themed crossword.Ruth Rendell has used the device in her novel "One Across, Two Down".Among non-crime writers, crosswords often feature in the works of P. G. Wodehouse, and are an important part of the book "The Truth About George".