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crossword puzzle
noun
: 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.
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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, Sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Her second collection, How to Wrestle a Girl, is an acrobatic feat of form and function with a grief log, a crossword puzzle, and a quiz.
—Mariella Rudi, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
The videos show them slowly but fluently reading a hardback book, filling in a crossword puzzle, and playing cards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
Judith is a 78-year-old crossword puzzle specialist who occasionally skinny-dips in the Thames.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
Relative to most harrowing nights on ice, Bobrovsky could have done a crossword puzzle back there or worked on his yoga poses during long stretches when Boston could hardly buy a shot on goal.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
The games are closer to a crossword puzzle or Wordle, feature bare-bones graphics, and should take only a few minutes per day to complete.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
She was also shown sleeping while holding a crossword puzzle and sitting next to Barker on a yacht.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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crossword puzzle
noun
cross·word puzzle
ˌkrȯ-ˌswərd-
: a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to clues so that they read across and down
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