Tag: Crossword
Word Games for Game and Puzzle Week
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Word-Games-for-Game-and-Puzzle-Week.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 11/25/2003 Word Games for Game and Puzzle Week Transcript We’ve all seen word puzzles like anagrams and crosswords in the local paper, but most of us aren’t aware of the long and complex history of these conundrums. For instance, most scholars believe that word […]
Kids’ First Crossword Puzzles
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-First-Crossword-Puzzles.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 4/17/2002 Kids’ First Crossword Puzzles Transcript On April 10, 1924, Simon and Schuster published the first crossword puzzle book. A dollar thirty-five bought all the fun and challenge of 50 puzzles, and to top it off, the book came with a free pencil. Within […]
First Crossword Puzzles
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/First-Crossword-Puzzles.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/21/1999 First Crossword Puzzles Transcript According to the Oxford Guide to Word Games, the crossword puzzle is “the most popular and widespread word game in the world.” It was invented by a journalist named Arthur Wynne who published the first crossword in The New […]