1993 Death Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at 86 1957 Death Elizabeth S Kingsley, double-Crostic puzzle creator, dies 1934 Event Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1924 Event Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle 1924 Event 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon and Schuster) 1916 Birthday Robert [Augustine] W[ard] Lowndes, U.S., sci-fi author, Puzzle Planet 1913 Event 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World 1857 Birthday Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician and puzzle maker
