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- It was invented by British journalist Arthur Wynne, who emigrated to the United States in the 1890’s.
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Recreation of Arthur Wynne's original crossword puzzle from December 21, 1913. The phrase "cross word puzzle" was first written in 1862 by Our Young Folks in the United States. Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873.
May 19, 2023 · Modern-day crossword puzzles are said to have been invented in 1913 by Arthur Wynne, a British-born journalist who worked in the United States. He created the first crossword puzzle for the “New York World” newspaper, and it was initially called a “word-cross puzzle” due to a typographical error.
May 6, 2024 · The first modern crossword puzzle was published on December 21, 1913, in the New York World ’s Sunday supplement, Fun. It appeared as only one of a varied group of mental exercises, but it struck the fancy of the public. By 1923, crosswords were being published in most of the leading American newspapers, and the craze soon reached England.
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In fact, the crossword puzzle was born in December 1913, on the eve of World War I. Arthur Wynne, an editor at the New York World, needed a new game for that paper’s FUN section. So he printed...
Mar 23, 2020 · By Adrienne Raphel. March 23, 2020. Arts & Culture. Paulina Olowska, Crossword Puzzle with Lady in Black Coat, 2014. When I began to research the history of crosswords for my recent book on the subject, I was sort of shocked to discover that they weren’t invented until 1913.
Jul 5, 2020 · Origins. The first crossword was published on the 'Fun' page of The New York World on 21 December 1913. It was invented by British journalist Arthur Wynne, who emigrated to the United States in the 1890’s. His first crossword, or 'Word-Cross' as he called it, did not look like the present ones – it was diamond shaped with no black squares.
