What is the earliest Latin crossword puzzle?

1. When was the first crossword puzzle?
2. What is the origin of crosswords?
3. What is the history of cryptic crosswords?
4. Why was the crossword puzzle invented?

When was the first crossword puzzle?

The first crossword was published on the 'Fun' page of The New York World on 21 December 1913. It was invented by British journalist Arthur Wynne, who emigrated to the United States in the 1890's.

What is the origin of crosswords?

The first crosswords appeared in England during the 19th century. They were of an elementary kind, apparently derived from the word square, a group of words arranged so the letters read alike vertically and horizontally, and printed in children's puzzle books and various periodicals.

What is the history of cryptic crosswords?

The first crosswords with purely cryptic clues appeared in the 1920s, pioneered by Edward Powys Mathers. He established the principle, followed by many subsequent setters, of publishing under a pseudonym – in his case, the infamous 15th-Century Spanish Inquisition torturer 'Torquemada'.

Why was the crossword puzzle invented?

In fact, the crossword puzzle was born in December 1913, on the eve of World War I. Arthur Wynne, an editor at the New York World, needed a new game for that paper's FUN section.