On this day in 1913,the first modern crossword puzzle was
published in the "New York World," part of a set of what the
paper called "mental exercises." Clues included: "sunk in
mud," "the fibre of the gomuti palm" and "such and nothing
more."
Although New York World editor Arthur Wynne is credited
as the inventor of the crossword puzzle, The Guardian
points out that similar word games can be traced back as
far as Pompeii.
Arthur Wynne (June 22, 1871 – January 14, 1945)
