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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_New_York_Times_crosswordThe New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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   The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games. [1][2][3][4][5] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has ...

2. www.dictionary.com › e › history-of-the-nytimesThe History Of The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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   Dec 6, 2018 · The first puzzle ran Sunday, February 15, 1942, and it was, in fact, a primitive pursuit, (Dictionary.com’s first definition for the adjective: “Being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence”), as they were the first major US paper to run a crossword puzzle. By 1950, the paper began running a crossword puzzle daily.

3. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2017/02/14The New York Times Celebrates 75 Years of Crosswords

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   Feb 14, 2017 · Margaret Farrar, the first crossword editor, became the grande dame of American crosswords through her 27 years at the paper. Feb. 23, 1997 The New York Times crossword is offered in electronic ...

4. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2017/02/1475 Years of Crosswords - The New York Times

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   Feb 14, 2017 · 75 Years of Crosswords. FEB. 14, 2017. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a New York Times editor made the decision to run a crossword puzzle in the paper to offer relief to its war-weary readers ...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2018/11/21 › crosswordsThe Crossword Library: 11 Authors You Should Know

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   Nov 21, 2018 · 10. NIN. There is no diarist more famous to The New York Times Crossword than Anaïs NIN. ANAIS has 70 total appearances, NIN has 172 and even the full name ANAIS NIN has seven. NIN’s writing ...

6. lithub.com › can-you-solve-the-very-firstCan you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

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   Dec 21, 2021 · So if you’re looking for a throwback—or just a simple and fun task—in these precedented times, try solving that very first crossword puzzle that ran in the New York World today 108 years ago: You can check your answers here.

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   What was the first New York Times crossword puzzle?

   • Solve the first New York Times Crossword here. The Times adds a daily puzzle — a 15 by 15-square crossword that is a “little brother” to the larger Sunday puzzle. The theme of the first daily puzzle is New York City reservoirs. The author is unknown. Will Weng, amid books and puzzles, in 1977. Credit The New York Times

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   Who was the first New York Times crossword editor?

   • Margaret Farrar, the first New York Times crossword editor, in 1968. Credit The New York Times The New York Times becomes the last major metropolitan daily newspaper in the country to offer a crossword puzzle — begun as a way to give readers a distraction from war news.

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   Who wrote the New York Times crossword?

   • Margaret Farrar, the first crossword editor, became the grande dame of American crosswords through her 27 years at the paper. The New York Times crossword is offered in electronic form for the first time. Apps for iOS and Android follow.

   The New York Times Celebrates 75 Years of Crosswords

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   Why did the New York Times run a crossword puzzle?

   • After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a New York Times editor made the decision to run a crossword puzzle in the paper to offer relief to its war-weary readers. Seventy-five years later, The New York Times Crossword continues to be a source of comfort for readers. Here's how it got there.

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   Where did the New York Times crossword come from?

   • Seventy-five years later, The New York Times Crossword continues to be a source of comfort for readers. Here's how it got there. A page from The New York World, where the first "cross-word" puzzle ran in 1913. Credit Will Shortz The New York World publishes the world’s first crossword puzzle by the newspaperman Arthur Wynne.

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   Who created the first crossword puzzle?

   • The New York World publishes the world's first crossword puzzle by the newspaperman Arthur Wynne. It becomes instantly popular with readers. An editorial in The New York Times calls crossword puzzles “a primitive sort of mental exercise” and a “sinful waste” of time.

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8. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › crosswordHow the Crossword Became an American Pastime | Smithsonian

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   Devotees spiced their conversation with obsolete words that were cropping up in crossword puzzles. There was even a 1924 song called “Cross-word Mamma You Puzzle Me (But Papa’s Gonna Figure ...