On Sept. 23, 1924, the Toronto Daily Star ran its first crossword puzzle. “It’s predicted that before winter comes Cross Word Puzzles will be the reigning indoor sport,” the Star wrote at the time. “They are amusing, thrilling and educational. Already they are replacing even mah jong and bridge.”
On Sept. 23, 1924, the Toronto Daily Star ran its first crossword puzzle. “It’s predicted that before winter comes Cross Word Puzzles will be the reigning indoor sport,” the Star wrote at the time. “They are amusing, thrilling and educational. Already they are replacing even mah jong and bridge.”
On Sept. 23, 1924, the Toronto Daily Star ran its first crossword puzzle. “It’s predicted that before winter comes Cross Word Puzzles will be the reigning indoor sport,” the Star wrote at the time. “They are amusing, thrilling and educational. Already they are replacing even mah jong and bridge.”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 A W A R E T A N A L O F T 12 13 14 R E D V E R S I F Y A L I 15 16 17 18 19 T A S S E E T C E S T O P 20 V C T A R E S T O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 P E A R S T A R P E A R S 28 29 30 A T A L C L A L E S A 31 32 33 34 35 36 N O P A R T R E A L M I 37 38 39 D I P C O N T E S T P A L 40 41 42 43 44 A L S K I T D O O M N O 45 46 47 48 N A L E S C P O O L R 49 50 51 52 53 54 A S T O R S I T N E A R S 55 T O I N N E R R O 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 T R I P S I D A C A N A L 63 64 65 I A N I N F E R N O O R E 66 67 68 S P A I N F R Y D I D S T VERTICAL 45. In contact with 31. Negative 1. Skill 46. Burned substance 33. Portion of 2. Intertwine 48. An exclamation 35. Genuine 3. In a newspaper 50. Leather fastening 36. Music note (abs.) 51. To smell 37. To immerse 4. First mother 52. Lachrymose 38. Struggle 5. To give care 54. Cries of beasts 39. Comrade 6. Pertaining to stars 56. It is 40. Abbreviation of a 7. More refined 57. Girls name mans name 8. Yes 58. To transgress 41. A sketch 9. A cereal 60. Deep sea fish 42. To condemn 10. Part of a room 61. Movement of the 44. Negative 11. Sharp end head 45. Drinks 16. Wrangle 47. Body of water 19. Compound of Iron HORIZONTAL 49. An American 21. A handkerchief 1. Possessing capitalist 22. A preposition knowledge 51. To rest 23. Shirker 5. Sunburn 53. Coming closer 25. A squad 8. High up 55. Internal 26. For instance 12. Anarchistic 56. Journeys 27. Navigators 13. To write poetry 59. Girls name 29. Form of French verb 14. Mohammeds 60. A waterway meaning to believe adopted son 63. Variation of name of 30. Father of Fables 15. French for cup John 32. A liquid 17. And others (abs.) 64. By Dante 34. High explosive 18. To prevent 65. Metal 35. A colour 20. Weeds 66. Nation of Europe 36. A human being 21. Massive mammals 67. Cook 41. Single masted ship 24. A sailor 68. From verb do 43. One of the three 25. Fruit Greek goddesses of 28. Basis of a powder fate 30. Plural of malt liquor SOURCE: Toronto Star archives TORONTO STAR GRAPHIC