First crossword puzzle
Item
Title
First crossword puzzle
Description
Recreation of the first crossword puzzle, created by Arthur Wynne, published in the New York World on December 21, 1913. Difference of the image to the original crossword puzzle according the Sanasepot is different font and spelling fixes in labels 4–5 and 9–25.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1913-12-21
File name
First crossword.png
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
Wikimedia Commons
Source
New York World, 21 December 1913
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_crossword.png
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_crossword.png
Subject
Crossword puzzle
Arthur Wynne
Rights
The author died in 1945, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1925.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1925.
Creator
Arthur Wynne
Image uploaded by Michael J.
Image uploaded by Michael J.
