The Puzzle Page

A new jigsaw every day, cut from a real vintage ad or postcard. Everyone gets the same picture, so put the radio on and take your time. Your puzzle is saved as you go.

Pieces:

The 1924 Crossword

In 1924 America went crossword-crazy, and the very first crossword books flew off the shelves. Every day we set out one of their puzzles, clues and all, exactly as readers saw them a hundred years ago. Some of the words are old-fashioned, so think like your great-grandmother.

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      The 1924 books didn't print the answers; readers mailed away for them. So the answers here are our own solve, worked out letter by letter from the clues.