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Crosswords Only Date Back To 1913, But Written Word Games Have Been Around For A Very Long Time

WORDS Posted: April 3, 2020 11:01 am

Here’s a brief history, going from a five-by-five palindrome from ancient Rome to Victorian double acrostics to four different kinds of riddle (including the anti-riddle). – The Paris Review

WORDS Published: 03.23.20

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