You might have noticed a recent GOOGLE DOODLE with a crossword puzzle. Crosswords have been in the news a lot lately. I hear they’re good for your brain, keep it sharp.
I’d read an article in the Washington Post by Merl Reagle about the inventor of the first crossword puzzle -Arthur Wynne, who ” never received a penny” for his creation. His first puzzle was printed on December 21, 1913.
I have several friends and family who enjoy solving crosswords. In some households there’s a race to get the newspaper first!
And if you haven’t seen the movie WORDPLAY, consider watching it. There’s a trailer for the 2006 film in this link from TIME.
When I was visiting the family in Ohio, their newspaper- Columbus Dispatch– had a giant puzzle created by Monica Zurowski (managing editor of the Calgary Herald) and I mailed it to my friend Bill who is a crossword aficionado. Today he messaged me a photo of the puzzle after he solved it.
He does crosswords everyday and does them well. He says according to the film, WORDPLAY, this puzzle in the photograph is not the definition of a true crossword puzzle but Bill said it was interesting and took a long time to accomplish ( today was an unexpected snow day from school)
Thanks Bill for the photo and good info on crossword puzzles. I’ve seen you do them in ink!
*Want to solve a giant crossword with 853 clues? by Monica Zurowski /from the Calgary Herald- you can download it here