{"id":604,"date":"2014-02-20T02:54:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T02:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2014-02-20T02:54:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T02:54:24","slug":"100th-anniversary-of-the-crossword-puzzle-google-doodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/20\/100th-anniversary-of-the-crossword-puzzle-google-doodles\/","title":{"rendered":"100th Anniversary of the Crossword Puzzle: Google Doodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/pics\/googledoodles.jpg\" alt=\"Google Doodles\" width=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/doodles\/100th-anniversary-of-the-crossword-puzzle?doodle=11277664\">Google.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dec 21, 2013<\/p>\n<p>See the interactive version here!<\/p>\n<p>We were lucky and excited to collaborate on our crossword doodle with Merl Reagle, one of the best and most well-known crossword constructors working today. Merl worked with Google engineer\/crossword enthusiast, Tom Tabanao, to craft our puzzle grid and write all the clues. Merl&#8217;s knowledge of the puzzle world\u2014and perspective on crosswords in particular\u2014is considerable. We thoroughly enjoyed the wit and humor he brought to the whole endeavor. Here are Merl&#8217;s thoughts on the history of the crossword puzzle. -Ed.<\/p>\n<p>First, it was a huge honor to be asked to do this. Many, many thanks to Tom Tabanao for pulling me in and shepherding the project through.<\/p>\n<p>Second, it was a great opportunity to bring Arthur Wynne\u2019s name into the public spotlight. He never made any money off the crossword, but he made tens of millions of puzzle fans around the world very happy. The fact that the first word across in the first-ever crossword was FUN is very appropriate, too. Crossword puzzles are indeed supposed to be fun\u2014brainy fun, but fun nonetheless. The first puzzle also contained the word DOH, clued as \u201cfiber of the gomuti palm\u201d\u2014but it\u2019s also appropriate today, 100 years later, as something we would say when we don\u2019t get a crossword clue right away. Maybe Arthur could see into the future! In any event, I am thrilled to have been a part of this centennial celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Merl Reagle, Crossword Constructor<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"100th%20Anniversary%20of%20the%20Crossword%20Puzzle%3A%20Google%20Doodles\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google.com Dec 21, 2013 See the interactive version here! 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