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BNC: 12263 COCA: 15483
BNC: 12263 COCA: 15483

crossword

noun

cross·​word ˈkrȯs-ˌwərd How to pronounce crossword (audio)
: a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues and in such a way that the words read across and down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Physicists, and especially theoretical physicists, would like to think that there is only one possible universe consistent with the fundamental laws of nature, like one unique solution to a crossword puzzle or a chair with only three legs. Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 GeoGuessr exerts a strange, slow-burning charm, turning aimless Google Earth globe-spinning into something halfway between a treasure hunt and a crossword. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022 Finishing a Saturday crossword in under 10 minutes gives me a ridiculously deep sense of pleasure; my ongoing haplessness at cryptics wounds my ego. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Much like a newspaper crossword, the daily Knotwords puzzles are very easy on Mondays and ramp up to extreme stumpers on Sundays. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022 Race your family to be the first one to build a crossword using all your tiles. Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2022 Just five boxes filled out of a couple hundred in a standard crossword, but often that toehold is all a solver needs to cruise through the rest of the grid. Ross Trudeau, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2021 Other pastimes included crossword puzzles, card games and board games. Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2022 Some easy games that translate well to virtual or hybrid settings are Scattergories, trivia, and crossword puzzles. Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crossword was in 1914
BNC: 12263 COCA: 15483
crossword

noun

( crossword puzzle) ADJECTIVE | VERB + CROSSWORD | CROSSWORD + NOUN ADJECTIVEcryptic, quick難解的/易解的縱橫填字遊戲VERB + CROSSWORDdo, solve做縱橫填字遊戲;解字謎CROSSWORD + NOUNclue (especially BrE) 縱橫填字謎線索

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