crossword

American  

[kraws-wurd, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

• crosswords
  plural

1. 

   a crossword puzzle.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• crosswords
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of crossword

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

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crossword crosswords

Helen becomes a stereo-speaker hobbyist and starts listening to the ambient music of Brian Eno, whom she learned of “from crossword puzzles.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Coxon said he gave it a tricky crossword puzzle and marveled as it reasoned through the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

You can see if you know more about the ’90s than our resident Gen Xer, play a crossword that includes references to Beanie Babies and Hummel figurines, and more.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

A workout for your brain: What’s an 11-letter word for the “Steering of steers”? Solve today’s crossword to strengthen your skills!

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Clever!” she’d yell out, and shake her head as the librex chimed out the tune indicating she’d solved the crossword.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Under the blankets, a few plastic bottles filled with hot water and power banks for her phone, on which she played crosswords.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Stephen Sondheim was so good at crosswords that he considered it cheating to use a pencil—or a pen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

I grew up doing crosswords, riddles and rebuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025

For many years it has been suggested by some that solving puzzles, whether Sudoku or crosswords, can have a hand in slowing cognitive decline or dementia.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

I've been told that crosswords puzzles help fight the advance of Alzheimer's Disease, but that had nothing to do with my initiation.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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