print email comment close Brief History of Crossword Puzzles URL: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/more/wynne.html Description: 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. Publisher: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Extra Keywords Will Shortz LII Database Information: Record 25042 created by Maria Brandt on 12/03/2007 Last modification on 12/04/2007 Published: 12/13/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25042