External links
- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (Crossword Quiz archived listing link via archive.org)
- Crossword Quiz at IMDb
- Crossword Quiz Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - All Level Answers
| Crossword Quiz | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Kim McIlroy (1952-1953) Morley Callaghan (1953) |
| Starring | James Bannerman, Ralph Allen |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | December 26, 1952 – June 30, 1953 |
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