The New York World newspaper published what is usually considered to be the first crossword puzzle on December 21, 1913. The puzzle was compiled by Arthur Wynne, and was called "FUN's Word-Cross Puzzle".
The answer to the first clue was "sales".
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Arthur Wynne created the first modern crossword for the New York World in their edition of December 21, 1913.
December 21, 1913
Arthur Wynne
December 21, 1913
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The first modern crossword puzzle was published on December 21, 1913.
Sunday February the 15th 1942 was when the New York Times ran their first crossword puzzle. They had resisted prior to that date as they thought crossword puzzles were frivolous.
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American Crossword Puzzle Tournament was created in 1978.
Arthur Wynne created the first modern crossword for the New York World in their edition of December 21, 1913.
The first was in 1913.
The first crossword puzzle was published in The New York Times on February 15, 1942.