Happy 100th birthday Crossword Puzzles

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Happy 100th birthday Crossword Puzzles

#1 Post by zachhoran1 » Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:36 am

The first crossword puzzle appeared in the New York Sunday WOrld 100 years ago today, constructed by Arthur Wynne.
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Re: Happy 100th birthday Crossword Puzzles

#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:01 pm

Google is commemorating this with a doodle that's a crossword you can fill-in.
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Re: Happy 100th birthday Crossword Puzzles

#3 Post by TheConfessor » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:59 pm

The New York Times 100th anniversary themed puzzle was co-written by Todd Gross, who is the brother of Jeff Gross (the only person to ever be a contestant on both US and UK WWTBAM).

Getting any puzzle published in the NY Times is quite an accomplishment, so being selected for the 100th anniversary puzzle is quite an honor.
http://www.thespectrum.com/viewart/2013 ... al-day-NYT

Here's more insight into the protracted process Todd navigated to get his puzzle accepted.
http://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/ ... =auto&_r=1
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