crossword
[kraws-wurd, kros-]
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noun
a crossword puzzle.
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Origin of crossword
First recorded in 1910–15
crossword dictionary
noun
Also called crossword puzzle dictionary.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for crossword
Contemporary Examples of crossword
She struggled to concentrate on crossword puzzles and read books, so she just watched television.
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 HistoryKevin Fallon
December 21, 2013
It even threatens such veteran horizontally integrated favorites as Scrabble, solitaire, and the crossword puzzle.
Office workers sit in the park eating pasta salad with a disposable fork, with half an eye on the crossword.
Solve the crossword from the comfort of your own computer—or print it out and take it anywhere.
Historical Examples of crossword
Automatic pencil poised, he was scanning the crossword puzzle intently.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper