What are the Different Types of Crossword Puzzles?
“What’s a five-letter word for ?” How many times have we all heard this phrase, uttered by the crossword puzzles fanatic in our lives? We may even use that phrase ourselves, if we love crossword puzzles, too. While most people are familiar with the standard black and white grid, crossword puzzles actually come in a number of permutations. The American-style grid usually has no more than one-sixth of its squares blacked out, and most of the letters will “check” each other. This means that getting most of the clues in one direction (across or down), will automatically supply the words for the other direction. British and Australian crossword puzzles have a lattice-style grid, with the black squares placed so that only about half the letters are checked. There are also barred crossword puzzles, which have bold lines separating the squares, rather than black ones. Crossword puzzles appeared in the United States in 1913. They became so popular that newspapers began using them, and word enth
