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crossword
/ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/
noun 4
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3(noun.)
ADJ
cryptic, quick
VERB + CROSSWORD
do, fill in, solve
CROSSWORD + NOUN
clue, puzzle
Definitions
noun
1
A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
2
The grid of such a puzzle.
HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg
I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword.
3
The words in an acrostic puzzle from which the letters are to be taken.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals and finals are the same as the first crossword. Crosswords--(1) A castle in Spain. (2) The quantity contained in a ladle. (3) A convulsive sound which comes from the throat.[…]
CROSSWORDS: I. Not plain. 2. Wandering tribes. 3. To disparage.[…]
4
A crossword enigma poem.
A CROSSWORD. My first is in army but not in fort. My second is in prisoner but not in court.[…]
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HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg
Wiktionary02
I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword.
Wiktionary03
All you have to do is fill in the crossword on this page and write your name and address on the coupon in Block Capitals (those written in longhand will not qualify).
Wiktionary04
He is involved in working out a crossword puzzle.
Tatoeba · #28977705
He did the crossword with ease.
Tatoeba · #29046606
I like crossword puzzles.
Tatoeba · #2247041Usage Notes
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