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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
Patrick D. Berry (born 1970) is an American puzzle creator and editor who constructs crossword puzzles and variety puzzles. He had 227 crosswords published in The New York Times from 1999 to 2018. His how-to guide for crossword construction was first published as a For Dummies book in 2004.
Standard Games and Publications published the medieval board wargame Cry Havoc in 1980. The company then published two additional scenarios. Book 1, designed by Allan Paul, was released in 1984. Book 2 was published in 1986.
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He became interested in crossword puzzles in his senior year of college in 1990. [4] While in graduate school, he often solved crosswords in free newspapers found in cafés. [5] [6] Sharp joined the English department of Binghamton University in 1999. [7] He has taught classes on medieval literature, crime fiction, and comic books.
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A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.