The History of Crossword Puzzles

This is the grid for the first-ever crossword puzzle, written by Arthur Wynne in 1913. Fill the grid with a different set of entries. Each entry proceeds in a straight horizontal or vertical line from one number (or the “F” and “N” in FUN) to another.

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#-#. It’s better to not put these on?

#-#. Unit of hay

#-#. West German capital

#-#. Matter for a lawyer or detective

#-#. “Shucks!”

#-#. Hearing range

#-#. Orlando destination

#-#. Type of mattress or pillow

#-#. Prod to action

#-#. Possible precursor? (3 wds.)

#-#. “Cool me down please!” (3 wds.)

#-#. She plays Christine on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

#-#. Chinese character that looks like a face

#-#. Mayor who asked, “How’m I doin’?”

#-#. French river

#-#. Brief visual inspection (hyph.)

#-#. Advanced degree in thermodynamics, e.g.

#-#. Corporal or sergeant

#-#. “Bonne _____!”

#-#. Dodgeball network, “The ____”

#-#. French river

#-#. Cloud of comets

#-#. Pertaining to sight

#-#. Most dogs and cats in the US

#-#. Brad and Janet’s musical film, for short

#-#. Ocean

#-#. You, of old

#-#. Unit of pressure

#-#. Verbal pauses

#-#. Donald Trump’s Generals were involved in this

#-#. They deliver