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cross·word puzzle — /ˈkrɑːsˌwɚd / noun, pl ⋯ puzzles [count] : a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down My father does the crossword puzzle every morning. called also crossword … Useful english dictionary
cross|word — «KRS WURD, KROS », noun. = crossword puzzle. (Cf. ↑crossword puzzle) … Useful english dictionary
Puzzle video game — Part of a series on Puzzles … Wikipedia
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
crossword puzzle — cross′word puz zle [[t]ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd, ˈkrɒs [/t]] n. gam a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues or definitions are fitted into a pattern of horizontal and vertical squares, one letter per square, so that most letters form parts of… … From formal English to slang
crossword puzzle — 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… … Universalium
crossword puzzle — January 1914, from CROSS (Cf. cross) (adj.) + WORD (Cf. word) + PUZZLE (Cf. puzzle). The first one ran in the New York World newspaper Dec. 21, 1913, but was called word cross … Etymology dictionary
Mechanical puzzle — Part of a series on Puzzles … Wikipedia
The Cross-Wits — Logo for the 1986–1987 version of Crosswits. Format Game show Created by Jerry Payne Present … Wikipedia
Fill-In (puzzle) — An unsolved Fill In (left) and a solved one (right). Fill Ins, also known as Fill It Ins or Word Fills, are a variation of the common crossword puzzle in which words, rather than clues, are given.[1][2] … Wikipedia
