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Crossword puzzles are said to be the most popular and widespread word
game in the world. rossword grids such as those appearing in most North
American newspapers and magazines feature solid chunks of white squares.
Every letter is checked and usually each answer is required to contain
at least three letters. In such puzzles black squares, used to separate
answers, are traditionally limited to about one-sixth of the design. |
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HISTORY : |
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The first crosswords appeared in England during the 19th century. On
Dec. 21, 1913, the Sunday New York World pirnted a puzzle called a
"word-cross," devised by LIverpudlian Arthur Wynne. The puzzle was an
immediate success and became a weekly feature.
The first appearance of a crossword in a British publication was in
Pearson's Magazine in February 1922, and the first Times crossword
appeared on February 1 1930. The earliest precursor to the crossword is
the word square. A word square consists of a group of words, all equal
in length, arranged to form the same words across and down. In December
1913, Arthur Wynne took the idea of different Across and Down answers a
step further, creating a diamond-shaped "word-cross" for the Sunday
"Fun" section of the New York World. |
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