![]() But in 1942-two months after Pearl Harbor-the Times gave in and added a crossword section, to “keep readers sane with the rest of the news so bleak provide readers something to occupy time during coming blackout days. For a few decades, the Times was the only major metropolitan newspaper in America without a crossword puzzle, and through the 20’s and 30’s, the paper ran op-eds decrying crosswords as a passing lowbrow craze. Today in 1913, pre-WWI, Arthur Wynne ran the first crossword puzzle of all time in the New York World he, an editor there, invented the puzzle himself and called it “FUN’s Word-Cross Puzzle.” (A few weeks later, a typographical error rendered the puzzle’s title “Cross-Word,” and the name stuck.) Starting there, crossword puzzles became more and more popular the World started running front-page banners pointing readers to the puzzle, and the crossword became a selling point.Īs Adrienne Raphel reported in Thinking Inside The Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can’t Live Without Them, despite readers obviously loving crossword puzzles, for decades one institution disdained them: The New York Times. 'The Sun', 'Sun', 'Sun Online' are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The original magazine, done in tabloid-size format, was section seven in the Sunday edition of the Times of the same date. Play now ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. a2NYTimesCrosswordPuzzle Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.8.4. As it turns out, that’s a timeless (or rather, somewhat time-sensitive but historically precedented) pursuit: crossword puzzles became popularized during WWI, when headlines grew darker and darker and newspapers were desperate to point their readers to a spot of joy. A reprint of the very first NEW YORK TIMES crossword puzzle which was published in The New York Times Magazine, Febru(more than one available). A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. ![]() Upgrade your downtime with the following features: AD-FREE WORD GAMES: There are never any ads. From the classic Crossword to Spelling Bee, we’ve got a word game for every player. Free to download, the app offers puzzles for every level so you can steadily improve your skills. As the omicron variant rages through my body this week, I’m enjoying taking my mind of my concerns by solving crossword puzzles. Keep your mind sharp with word games from The New York Times.
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