A child enjoys a huge crossword puzzle made of 16.000 small squares and more than 3.200 questions as part of the launching of the 19th International Book Fair, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 09 March 2006. Supported by The Guinness Book office in London, the crossword measuring 3,25 meters high by 1,30 meters long, has become the world’s biggest. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
1. The most significant published crossword puzzle contains 132,020 squares with 12,842 clues across and 13,128 clues down. Compiled by Ara Hovhannisian from 2007-2008, the puzzle appeared in a special edition of Russiky Crossword. However, the longest word ever set in a crossword was Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which oddly enough is a Welsh town comprised of 58 letters. It was the answer to one of Roger Squire’s clues – a UK designer of crossword puzzles who has been known to have created the most crosswords in the world.