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May 19, 2023 · When Were Crossword Puzzles Invented? 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.
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 17, 2020 · The first “Word-Cross Puzzle” was invented out of desperation by Arthur Wynne, the British-born editor of the Sunday color supplement (titled, simply, “FUN”) for Joseph Pulitzer’s New...
Sep 25, 2022 · September 25, 2022. Crossword puzzles got their start in 1913, when Arthur Wynne was putting together the Christmas edition of “Fun,” the jokes and puzzles supplement he managed for the New York World. Believing that readers needed a new challenge, the Liverpool native designed a puzzle with a numbered, diamond-shaped grid with an empty center.
Dec 21, 2021 · As the omicron variant rages through my body this week, I’m enjoying taking my mind of my concerns by solving crossword puzzles. As it turns out, that’s a timeless (or rather, somewhat time-sensitive but historically precedented) pursuit: crossword puzzles became popularized during WWI, when headlines grew darker and darker and newspapers were desperate to point […]
Jul 31, 2017 · Considering crosswords puzzles were invented over a hundred years ago, you would think word search/find/seek puzzles—whatever you call them—have been around almost as long, but no. Not true. Norman E. Gibat created the first word find puzzle in 1960. He published it in a small want-ad's type newspaper called the Selenby Digest in Norman ...
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The first crossword puzzle was published on December 21 1913. A crossword puzzle is a game of words where the player is given a hint and the number of letters. The player then fills in a grid of boxes by finding the right words. Liverpool journalist, Arthur Wynne invented the first crossword puzzle.
