Margaret Farrar
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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times.
A lifelong resident of New York City, she attended Berkeley Institute in Brooklyn and graduated from Smith College in 1919. Farrar was crossword editor from 1942 to 1968. The Times previously considered crosswords a fad until it became a tool to challenge a competitor paper.
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- Mitgang, Herbert (June 12, 1984). MARGARET FARRAR, 87, EDITOR OF CROSSWORD PUZZLES, DIES. New York Times
- Bennett, Mark. SOLVING THE PUZZLE: Finding answers to the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle a daunting task. Terre Haute Tribune-Star.
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