A Yiddish bedbug. Five letters. Begins with a "V".
(Header 1925.)
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/31/the-origin-of-the-crossword-puzzle/
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1aaa2fd0-1f90-0134-9154-00505686a51c
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638237/
MASH ep. Jan. 1977 "38 Across".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-d457-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Ambrose Hines, 100 yr old with crossword puzzle, 1/22/25
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