CROSSWORD PUZZLE Definition & Meaning

crossword puzzle

noun

a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues or definitions are supplied and fitted into correspondingly numbered sets of squares, one letter per square, the words being arranged horizontally or vertically so that most letters form part of two words.

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noun

a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern Sometimes shortened tocrossword

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Origin of crossword puzzle¹

1910–15; cross- + word, allegedly for earlier word cross

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There’s a focus on entertainment stories and health advice columns, with a horoscope and a crossword puzzle thrown in.

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Windey said yes as the two hung out together in the hotel bed in the morning, working a bespoke crossword puzzle that carried the message “Will you marry me Gabby?”

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When she’s not writing, you can find her exploring museums and restaurants around Southern California, collecting rubber stamps and doing crossword puzzles.

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Years ago, I used to do the New York Times crossword puzzle every morning.

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We’d sit in the park and play cribbage for a couple of hours or do crossword puzzles.

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