Allegra Kuney

May 25, 1924: The crossword hater

The New York Herald Tribune gave the crossword ample press in the early months of the craze, including coverage before and after the convention on May 18th. But not everyone writing for the Herald Tribune was on board.  Published in the May 25th edition, Dorothy Homans’ humorous essay “Diana of

April 19, 1924: A peculiar recommendation

On Apr. 19, 1924, readers of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle would have found in the bottom corner of page 5 an endorsement of the newly published Cross Word Puzzle Book, colorfully written and ending in a jarring non-sequitur. If you have any desire to go mad in the quickest and