The crossword marks its centenary
Posted: 21 Dec 2013, 17:45100 down: The crossword marks its centenary
By Alan Connor Autho
One hundred years ago the first proto-crossword appeared in the New York World newspaper. Since then there have been millions of chewed pens and scratched heads.
A newspaper editor once told me the secret of keeping readers happy. You can shift a paper's politics, apparently, and you can get your facts wrong, but don't ever mess about with the crossword.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazin ... r-25433670
By Alan Connor Autho
One hundred years ago the first proto-crossword appeared in the New York World newspaper. Since then there have been millions of chewed pens and scratched heads.
A newspaper editor once told me the secret of keeping readers happy. You can shift a paper's politics, apparently, and you can get your facts wrong, but don't ever mess about with the crossword.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazin ... r-25433670