Calling all crossword puzzle lovers!

We are celebrating National Crossword Puzzle Day with a crossword puzzle about DMU Library resources. Test your library knowledge and complete our puzzle. Take a picture/screenshot of your completed puzzle and submit it via our form to be entered into a drawing for a cozy winter prize! 

1913 Word-Cross Puzzle by Arthur Wynne, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

There are paper copies of the puzzle and an online link of the puzzle available for you to solve, so pick the one you like best and put on your puzzle-solving hat. All answers can be found on the library website! 

Closeup of crossword puzzle from a newspaper, Public domain

While our puzzle is a bit tricky, it does follow the modern day format of a crossword. Back in 1913 when the crossword was first published in the New York World, the design included no black squares and the puzzle was shaped like a diamond. Arthur Wynne developed the puzzle for the paper and it quickly took off as a new favorite past time. You can try your hand at Wynne's puzzle and read more about it in the Mental Floss article here.

Don't forget to try out our library crossword and enter a picture of your puzzle for a chance to win a prize! You can access the puzzle and submit your picture on our guide page. The contest is open from December 17-27th. 

 

Have fun and good luck!