to do a crossword (puzzle)

  • 1crossword puzzle — crossword UK [ˈkrɒsˌwɜː(r)d] / US [ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd] or crossword puzzle UK / US noun [countable] Word forms crossword : singular crossword plural crosswords Word forms crossword puzzle : singular crossword puzzle plural crossword puzzles * a word game …

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  • 2crossword 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

  • 3crossword puzzle — ☆ crossword puzzle [krôs′wʉrd΄ ] n. an arrangement of numbered squares to be filled in with words, a letter to each square, so that a letter appearing in a word placed horizontally is usually also part of a word placed vertically: numbered… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4crossword 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… …

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  • 5Crossword Puzzle — For the common puzzle, see Crossword Crossword Puzzle Studio album by The Partridge Family …

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  • 6crossword puzzle — n. (esp. AE) to do, work (out) a crossword puzzle * * * work (out) a (esp. AE) to do …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 7crossword puzzle — puzzle which gives clues and players must find the right word to fit in the blank area …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8crossword puzzle — noun a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle • Syn: ↑crossword • Hypernyms: ↑puzzle …

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  • 9crossword puzzle — noun A crossword …

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  • 10crossword 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… …

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