First crossword puzzle book
Who
The Cross Word Puzzle Book
What
first
Where
United States ()
When
1924

The first collection of crossword puzzles was published in the USA in 1924. Called The Cross Word Puzzle Book it was the first publication by a new partnership formed by Dick Simon and Lincoln Schuster. The book, a compilation of crossword puzzles from US newspaper New York World, was an instant success and helped to establish publishing giant Simon & Schuster, who continue to produce crossword books to this day.

[NB “Cross” and “Word” remained separate until the late 1920s]