PRINTABLE PUZZLES
Shown here is the easier crossword of the two printable puzzles currently available here. This puzzle contains many state names, state abbreviations and cities.
The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving the clues. Each answer begins in a numbered square, and is spelled either left-to-right (across), or top-to-bottom (down). Just right click on the puzzle grid, and select PRINT from the drop-down menu. Do the same for the clues and the solution grid, also shown below. Then, start solving. For more printable fun, click the link at the bottom of this page. And check back often, as these pages are frequently updated.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CROSSWORD PUZZLES: The first crossword puzzle, invented by Arthur Wynne, appeared in the Christmas edition of the "New York World" in 1913. When the "New York World" tried to discontinue its weekly crossword puzzle, the resulting public outrage forced the magazine to reinstate the it just one week later. The first crossword puzzle was diamond-shaped. Crossword puzzles used to be called Word-cross puzzles. The first book of crossword puzzles was published in 1924, authored by Dick Simon and Lincoln Schuster. Simon and Schuster still publishes Crossword Puzzle Books. The original series ended in 2007 after 258 volumes. The creating of crossword puzzles is called cruciverbalism. Crossword puzzles are NOT case-sensitive. Most crossword solvers find capital letters easiest to use in a typical puzzle grid. Many American crossword puzzles contain a "theme," consisting of a number of entries that share some common element.
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