1767 – Engraver and mapmaker John Spilsbury invented the first jigsaw puzzle in 1767. 2002 – When the New York Sun was relaunched in 2002, its first edition carried the solution to the last crossword puzzle that the earlier Sun published before it folded in 1950. – SourceBlank spaces in the crossword puzzles are called “Light” as they help in giving clues for other answers. Picture Puzzles: Puzzles where an image needs to be assembled or decoded. Cryptic Puzzles: Puzzles that involve deciphering codes or hidden messages.