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The First Crossword

  • March 16, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The first published crossword puzzle was created by journalist Arthur Wynne for a New York City newspaper, based on word games he remembered from his English childhood. Unlike modern crosswords, it was diamond-shaped and didn’t have any blacked-out squares.

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