Crosswords as we know them may have been invented in 1913 but the word square pre-dates them and the Rotas Square - Rotas-Opera-Tenet-Arepo-Sator - is the source. Created anonymously its history is described by an anonymous newspaper columnist in 1929. Great writing of the 20th century about an ancient puzzle. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇹✍️🤔✝️

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