It was today in 1913 that the first modern crossword puzzle was published in the New York World newspaper, eventually leading to a craze that cruciverbalists all over the world have been enjoying ever since. Plus: an invention that didn’t last as long as the crossword - though it was designed to.
100 years of crosswords: the first appeared in New York on 21.12.1913 (The Guardian)
Crossword Puzzles (Quartz Obsession)
The Doomsday Diet (Eater)
The seven-letter word that makes this show possible: Backers
