who in 1913 created what’s often cited as the world’s first crossword puzzle. There are a few notable differences between Wynne’s puzzle and those of today. His is a perfect diamond ...

That honor goes to one Arthur Winn, an editor of the old New York Sunday World, in which, on December 21, 1913, the first crossword puzzle appeared. It was shaped like a diamond, had no black ...

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 Adam Simpson On a blustery ...

The first mention of “crossword puzzles” in the Eagle appeared in August 1923 in an ad for The Globe. “If you have ever acquired the cross-word puzzle habit, you know what a treat it is to find ...

38D. [Place for a cabin] refers to the sleeping cabin in the back of a SEMI truck. 58D. It was news to me that in tennis, LETS represent [Some redos]. If a serve hits the net before going over and ...