Over the next ten years, crossword puzzles were added to every major US newspaper.

The puzzle consisted of a diamond shape grid that contained 31 words and none of the black squares that we see today. Did you know that the first crossword puzzle was created by Arthur Wayne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, who is widely considered to be the inventor of the game? The crossword puzzle, which Arthur called a word-cross, was published in the New York World on December 21, 1913.