- Arthur Wynne - Wikipedia
He is best known for the invention of the crossword puzzle in 1913, when he was a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey [5] Wynne created the page of puzzles for the "Fun" section of the Sunday edition of the New York World
- How the Crossword Became an American Pastime - Smithsonian Magazine
Thus Arthur Wynne is credited as the inventor of what is arguably the first mobile game—the American-style crossword puzzle, notable for its intellectual challenge and definitional yet
- Who Invented Crossword Puzzles? Meet Creator Arthur Wynne - Biography
Newspaper editor Arthur Wynne created the modern-day crossword puzzle in December 1913 They caught on during World War I and continue to delight today
- Arthur Wynne - grokipedia. com
Arthur Wynne (June 22, 1871 – January 14, 1945) was a British-born American journalist and puzzle creator, widely recognized as the inventor of the modern crossword puzzle, which he first published on December 21, 1913, in the "Fun" section of The New York World newspaper Born in Liverpool, England, Wynne emigrated to the United States in 1891 at the age of 19, initially working odd jobs
- Arthur Wynn – the man who invented the crossword puzzle
Arthur Wynne named his invention “Word-Cross,” and it was the world’s first crossword puzzle It was first published in The New York World newspaper in December 1913
- Word of the Week: Cruciverbalists. Celebrate National Crossword Puzzle . . .
Before Spelling Bee, before Wordle and before Connections, there was the crossword Who invented the first published crossword, and what was it? On Dec 21, 1913, the New York World, a prominent New York City daily, published the first “word-cross puzzle,” created by editor Arthur Wynne It was
- December 21, 1913 – The First Crossword Puzzle Is Published
On December 21, 1913, the first modern crossword puzzle appeared in the New York World newspaper Created by journalist Arthur Wynne, the diamond-shaped “word-cross” puzzle appeared as a Sunday supplement feature — an experiment to entertain readers during the holiday season
- First crossword puzzle - Guinness World Records
The first crossword puzzle appeared in the Sunday “Fun” section of US newspaper New York World on 21 December 1913 Created by journalist Arthur Wynne (UK), it was based on a diamond shaped grid, had no blacked-out squares and featured simple, non-cryptic clues
|