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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.
The earliest crosswords that resemble their modern form were popularized by the New York World in the 1910s. Many variants of crosswords are popular around the world, including cryptic crosswords and many language-specific variants. Crossword construction in modern times usually involves the use of software.
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.
Feb 5, 2018 · The history of crossword puzzles dates back to 1913 with the first crossword puzzle. 100 years later, Crossword Hobbyist launches the first in-browser crossword puzzle creation software for newspaper-style puzzles.
Feb 14, 2017 · The New York World publishes the world’s first crossword puzzle by the newspaperman Arthur Wynne. It is instantly popular with readers and becomes a craze in 1924 when Simon & Schuster...
Dec 17, 2022 · Two months later, on Feb. 15, 1942, the first crossword puzzle ran in the Sunday Magazine. It was constructed by Charles Erlenkotter (1881-1948) on a 23-by-23 grid; a tear sheet of the original...
Sep 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.
Jul 21, 2015 · Crossword puzzles, like so many things I love, originated in England in the 19th century, although they were first widely published in the United States. They were a derivation of the “word square,” a children’s puzzle that looks exactly how you imagine it looking.
Dec 6, 2018 · For more than 75 years, the NYT crossword puzzle has been stumping readers with its clever clues and then sending them soaring when they finally fill in all the squares. When did the NYT Crossword begin? When crossword puzzles first came about in the 1920s, the NYT turned up its nose at them.
May 15, 2020 · The current boom can be traced back to the "crossword craze" of the 1920s, when there were "crossword dances, crossword songs [and] millions of people just doing the crossword on their commute", Dr Raphel says. But they didn't take off without resistance.
