crossword
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d//
A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
noun
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A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
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informalThe grid of such a puzzle.
HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg
I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword.
All you have to do is fill in the crossword on this page and write your name and address on the coupon in Block Capitals (those written in longhand will not qualify).
They should be able to fill out the crossword using their knowledge from this chapter.
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obsoleteThe words in an acrostic puzzle from which the letters are to be taken.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals and finals are the same as the first crossword. Crosswords--(1) A castle in Spain. (2) The quantity contained in a ladle. (3) A convulsive sound which comes from the throat.[…]
CROSSWORDS: I. Not plain. 2. Wandering tribes. 3. To disparage.[…]
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obsoleteA crossword enigma poem.
A CROSSWORD. My first is in army but not in fort. My second is in prisoner but not in court.[…]
Etymology
From cross + word. Various word puzzles referred to as "crosswords" date back to the 1860s. The modern crossword puzzle was invented in 1913 by Arthur Wynne, who coined the name word-cross – crossword first appeared a few weeks later as a typographical error or deliberate transposition.
Forms
- plural
- crosswords
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