PUZZLED: Merl Reagle shares his crossword skills with The List's Jake Peterson. Credit: Photo Courtesy of The List

PUZZLED: Merl Reagle shares his crossword skills with The List’s Jake Peterson. Credit: Photo Courtesy of The List

PUZZLED: Merl Reagle shares his crossword skills with The List’s Jake Peterson. Credit: Photo Courtesy of The List
  • Photo Courtesy of The List
  • PUZZLED: Merl Reagle shares his crossword skills with The List's Jake Peterson.

The world has been obsessed with puzzles ever since John Spilsbury created the first jigsaw puzzle in London in 1760. From word searches and Suduku to jigsaws and crosswords, we use puzzles for education and recreation. It’s the latter I’m here to talk about today.

This article appears in Jan 24-30, 2013.