December 21 1913 The Worlds First Crossword Puzzle
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On this day in 1913 The New York World Published the first ever crossword puzzle. See how you do -
By Arthur Wynne, December 21, 1913
from The New York World
(Solution here)
| 2-3. |
What bargain hunters enjoy. |
6-22. |
What we all should be. |
| 4-5. |
A written acknowledgment. |
4-26. |
A day dream. |
| 6-7. |
Such and nothing more. |
2-11. |
A talon. |
| 10-11. |
A bird. |
19-28. |
A pigeon. |
| 14-15. |
Opposed to less. |
F-7. |
Part of your head. |
| 18-19. |
What this puzzle is. |
23-30. |
A river in Russia. |
| 22-23. |
An animal of prey. |
1-32. |
To govern. |
| 26-27. |
The close of a day. |
33-34. |
An aromatic plant. |
| 28-29. |
To elude. |
N-8. |
A fist. |
| 30-31. |
The plural of is. |
24-31. |
To agree with. |
| 8-9. |
To cultivate. |
3-12. |
Part of a ship. |
| 12-13. |
A bar of wood or iron. |
20-29. |
One. |
| 16-17. |
What artists learn to do. |
5-27. |
Exchanging. |
| 20-21. |
Fastened. |
9-25. |
To sink in mud. |
| 24-25. |
Found on the seashore. |
13-21. |
A boy. |
| 10-18. |
The fibre of the gomuti palm. |