Hi everyone, I recently came across the first crossword ever created, and thought it would be cool to share it with everyone on here.
I'm sure some of you have seen this before, but it's still very interesting to me.
From Wikipedia:
"Arthur Wynne created the page of puzzles for the "Fun" section of the Sunday edition of the New York World. For the December 21, 1913, edition, he introduced a puzzle with a diamond shape and a hollow center, with the letters F-U-N already being filled in. He called it a "Word-Cross Puzzle.""
Some key differences compared to modern crosswords include the use of numbers on both ends of each word, rather than using the "ACROSS/DOWN" notation, as well as the shape of the puzzle, which was a diamond, instead of the modern-day square. The puzzle also includes the word "FUN" pre-filled to make it easier (but not by much).
Weirdly, this puzzle also has a repeat word, which is sort of an unwritten rule in modern crosswords.
This puzzle is a rough one, but I hope everyone still gets a kick out of it like I did! Enjoy!