NATIONAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE DAY
National Crossword Puzzle Day is observed to celebrate the birth of the Crossword puzzle, the most popular and widespread word game in the world. The objective of the game is to fill the white space with the words for the given clues. All levels of crossword puzzles are available, beginning from simple puzzles for kids to challenging puzzles for the adults. A wonderful way to begin a day would be to have a coffee in one hand and a newspaper with a crossword puzzle to solve!
DOWN - NORTH
1. an interweaving of different accounts into a single narrative - THREE
2. a task that tests someone's abilities - SEVEN
3. the general direction of the sunset - FIVE
4. each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line or plane - SEVEN
5. kept out of sight - SEVEN
8. towards the horizon on the left-hand side of a person facing east - SEVEN
13. having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance - FIVE
ACROSS - WEST
6. concealed or obscured - ONE
7. an object for holding or transporting something - TWO
9. the first month of winter - TWO
10. a grid of squares and blanks into which words are written according to clues - ZERO
11. discover after a deliberate search - FOUR
12. what crazy people do to pass the time - TWO
14. solve or understand something by thinking hard - NINE
15. a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done - EIGHT
Interesting Facts
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The first crossword puzzle was created by a journalist Arthur Wynne from Liverpool and is known as the creator of this game. This crossword appeared in the Sunday newspaper, The New York World on December 21, 1913.
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Ten years after its rebirth in America the crossword puzzle, it entered Europe. The crossword puzzle was published in Pearson’s Magazine in February 1922 in Britain. Then the British developed their style of Crossword puzzles which were more challenging and difficult than the American ones.
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest crossword is 7ft x 7ft in size and has 28,000 clues.
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Crossword Puzzle contests are conducted all over the world on a serious note. The New York Times conducts the nation’s oldest and largest crossword competition each year. Competitors need to solve eight crossword puzzles designed especially for this event. The winner is awarded $5,000 grand prize.
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Crossword puzzles are not only fun but have some benefits like delay the effect of dementia and Alzheimer’s by sharpening the brain’s problem-solving ability.
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