crossword

[ kraws-wurd, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun

a crossword puzzle.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

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Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

Origin of crossword

First recorded in 1910–15

Give us marketing jargon in a crossword puzzle and we’re there.
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature! The Google search term report glitch actually may have been a test; Monday’s daily brief|Carolyn Lyden|August 9, 2021|Search Engine Land
The birds may find the noise distracting, similar to how a human would struggle to solve a crossword puzzle at a rock concert, Gomes says.
As ‘phantom rivers’ roar, birds and bats change their hunting habits|Nikk Ogasa|June 15, 2021|Science News
The most common crossword cheeses are EDAM, BRIE, FETA, and GOUDA.
Things Are About to Get Cheesy In Here|Matt Gaffney|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
Adam’s written some crosswords of his own that you can solve free on his website.
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s May 30 Post Magazine crossword, “Altered Beast”|Evan Birnholz|May 30, 2021|Washington Post

Last week, you were presented with a crossword puzzle title “Systematic Solving.”
Can You Find A Trio Of Squares?|Zach Wissner-Gross (riddlercolumn@gmail.com)|May 7, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
She struggled to concentrate on crossword puzzles and read books, so she just watched television.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush|Sujay Kumar|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She cooked, wrote a book about a cat who danced, and crafted crossword puzzles.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the time I was supposed to be doing the job I was supposed to do,” he remembers, “I was making crossword puzzles instead.
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Merl Reagle, otherwise known as “King of the Crossword,” knows exactly how you feel.
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have memories of every single crossword puzzle I completed.
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Automatic pencil poised, he was scanning the crossword puzzle intently.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various