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Brief History of Crossword Puzzles
This brief history of crossword puzzles describes early word games and explains that "the first known published crossword puzzle was created by a journalist named Arthur Wynne from Liverpool, and he is usually credited as the inventor of the popular word game. December 21, 1913 was the date and it appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World." Includes the 1913 puzzle and its solution. From the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
http://www.crosswordtournament.com/more/wynne.html
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