2006-09-30 06:13:12 · 10 answers · asked by Chippie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Here is a brief history of crossword puzzles:
Although crossword puzzles are the most popular word puzzle in the world, they have a relatively short history. They were first created in the 19th century in England. They were patterned after the word square. On December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne from Liverpool published the first crossword puzzle in the New York World. It looked much different from the crosswords used today and had no black squares. Arthur Wynne is credited with being the inventor of the very popular crossword puzzle.
It was originally called a word-cross puzzle, which evolved into the current "crossword" puzzle.
At first, only the World carried the new puzzle as a weekly feature. But in 1924, a small publishing firm published the first collection of World crossword puzzles in book form. The craze began, and Simon and Schuster's success was launched.
Interestingly enough, the New York Times was one of the last newspapers to publish a regular crossword puzzle.
During the 1920's there was a huge crossword puzzle craze with everything from clothing to jewelry being sold featuring crossword puzzles.
Crossword puzzles developed even further with the introduction of "themes." Not every crossword puzzle has a theme, in fact most don't. But many crossword puzzle constructors gained popularity with puzzle lovers by introducing themes into their puzzles.
A major breakthrough in crossword puzzle development came with the personal computer. Software was developed to allow a person to construct their own crossword puzzles.
A great site when you a stumped and can't think of an answer is on http://www.oneacross.com
Hope this info helps. Good luck.
2006-09-30 07:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by best friends dog club member 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Inventor Of Crossword Puzzles
2016-11-08 02:11:46 · answer #2 · answered by mccumber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arthur Wynne, the English-born New York journalist who invented the crossword puzzle in 1913,
2006-09-30 06:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by go green 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2006-10-01 01:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arthur Wynne died in 1948. Apparently his last request was to be buried 6 down & 4 across.
2006-09-30 06:22:03 · answer #5 · answered by Bont11 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A very angry bored person
2006-09-30 14:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by species8472 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"My Bloody Wife"
2006-10-01 01:07:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a cryptic question lol ....
2006-09-30 09:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some very angry man
2006-09-30 09:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by fiona o 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-09-30 06:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by ilovedogsandcats17 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋