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crossword

Pronunciation: /ˈkrɒswəːd/

(also crossword puzzle)

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Definition of crossword

noun

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues: she settled down to do the crossword

Origin:

said to have been invented by the journalist Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle (called a ‘word-cross’) appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World, on 21 December 1913