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1crossword puzzle — n. (esp. AE) to do, work (out) a crossword puzzle * * * work (out) a (esp. AE) to do …
2The New York Times crossword puzzle — is a daily puzzle found in The New York Times and online at the paper s website. It is also syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals.[1] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and is edited by Will Shortz. The… …
3Crossword — For other uses of crossword, see crossword (disambiguation) An American style crossword grid layout A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the… …
4puzzle — 1. noun /ˈpʌzəl/ a) Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of. Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle. b) A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. Syn: anybodys guess, anyones guess …
5puzzle — 01. The children spent the afternoon working on jigsaw [puzzles] with their parents. 02. I was a bit [puzzled] when my girlfriend suddenly decided she didn t want to go to the concert because she had been talking about it all week. 03. The old… …
6puzzle — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, addle, ail, amaze, apply the mind, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bamboozle, be the matter, beat, befog, befuddle, beset, bewilder, bewilderment, boggle, bother, brain twister,… …
7puzzle — n 1. acrostic, crossword puzzle; anagram, logogriph, word game; jigsaw puzzle; Chinese puzzle. 2. enigma, mystery, riddle, conundrum, question, question mark; problem, dilemma, quandary, plight, predicament; maze, labyrinth, tangle, knot; secret …
8crossword — [[t]krɒ̱swɜː(r)d, AM krɔ͟ːs [/t]] crosswords N COUNT A crossword or crossword puzzle is a word game in which you work out the answers and write them in the white squares of a pattern of small black and white squares …
9Puzzle Panel — was a light hearted, though cerebral BBC Radio 4 panel game that was broadcast between 1998 and 2005. It was written and presented by puzzle columnist for The Guardian , Chris Maslanka.In each half hour programme, the panellists brought along one …
10Cryptic crossword — Cryptic crosswords are crossword puzzles in which each clue is a word puzzle in and of itself. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations …
