Crossword inventor. On December 21, 1913, Wynne introduced a diamond-shaped puzzle for the "New York World" newspaper. Based on earlier puzzle forms, Wynne's creation introduced horizontal and vertical lines to create boxes where people could put letters, as well as black squares arranged to separate words in rows and columns that are used in modern-day crossword puzzles.
Crossword inventor. On December 21, 1913, Wynne introduced a diamond-shaped puzzle for the "New York World" newspaper. Based on earlier puzzle forms, Wynne's creation introduced horizontal and vertical lines to create boxes where people could put letters, as well as black squares arranged to separate words in rows and columns that are used in modern-day crossword puzzles.
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