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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 a blank word-search grid, devised clues so readers could figure out the letters, and called it “FUN’s Word-Cross Puzzle.”
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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 a...
Deb Amlen. December 2019. Crosswords caught on in the first half of the 20th century, but the New York Times, whose puzzle is now famous, didn't publish a crossword until 1942. Illustration by...
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 15, 2020 · Refusing to 'pander' to crossword lovers . In 1913 Arthur Wynne, the British-born editor of the New York World newspaper, was short on content for a fun Christmas supplement.
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It’s surprising to learn that crossword puzzles are only about 100 years old. You imagine a grizzled monk in his unheated cell in the 13th century labouring over an illuminated manuscript trying to trick his fellow holy men into using the wrong Latin word. Having been duped into writing “canis” for four-legged beast instead of “equus,” Brother Wilh...
The New York Worldran a weekly puzzle page entitled “Fun” in its Sunday edition. Its creation was entrusted to a British immigrant called Arthur Wynne. For the Christmas 1913 issue of the newspaper, Wynne invented something he called a “Word-Cross Puzzle.” It was a diamond shape of boxes with clues to the words that had to be filled in. The word FU...
Briefly, The New York Worldtoyed with dropping the crossword, but wisely listened to the counsel of its readers who threatened subscription cancellations. In 1924, a young man fresh out of Columbia University was trying to get a toehold in the publishing industry. He spotted the popularity of crosswords, and he and his business partner went to the ...
Over time, the organization of crossword puzzles became codified. Although it is now considered the gold standard of U.S. crossword puzzle creators, The New York Times long held itself aloof from what it called “a primitive form of mental exercise.” It wasn’t until February 1942 that The Timessuccumbed; here are a few of the conventions that apply ...
The first American crosswords tended to focus on general knowledge and word definitions. Great Lake (Erie) gets many a compiler out of a tight corner who has run into a shortage of vowels. Likewise Jai Alai and Oreo. When the craze crossed the Atlantic and landed on the desks of English newspaper editors, it took an evil turn. Enter the cryptic cro...
In the month prior to the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, a remarkable series of secret code words for the attack appeared in The Daily Telegraph’s crossword puzzle. “Utah” and “Omaha,” two of the landing beaches, and “Overlord,” the code name for the entire operation appeared as answers to clues. Other code words such as Mulberry (artificial harbo...
In 1924, The Times of London huffed and puffed in dudgeon about the popularity of crosswords. It called them “a menace because it is making devastating inroads on the working hours of every rank of...One of the main forces in the creation of cryptic crossword puzzles was the British school master Derrick Somerset Macnutt. Understandably, he operated behind a pseudonym, probably to protect himse...Liz Westwoodfrom UK on December 29, 2018: This is a fascinating article. I always assumed that crosswords had been around for longer than this. I was amused at the fumings of The Times, especially given that their crossword is now so well known. Ellison Hartleyfrom Maryland, USA on December 27, 2018: Cool article! I'm no good at crosswords, I'm mor...
Jan 7, 2024 · The first crossword puzzles were diamond-shaped. Crossword is inspired by a game called Word Squares. Newspaper publications started publishing the crossword puzzle shortly after 1913 in both the USA and the UK. The world’s very first crossword puzzle book was published in 1924 in the USA.
Dec 19, 2013 · But the genesis of the modern crossword lies in the Sunday edition of the New York World published on December 21st, 1913. Arthur Wynne, a violinist-turned-journalist, created a word puzzle,...
