Definition of "crossword" []

• A puzzle in which an arrangement of numbered squares is to be filled with words running both across and down in answer to correspondingly numbered clues. Also called crossword puzzle. (noun)

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• "A good crossword is easy to understand, much harder to create."
• "We must think of a continuum, rather than a dichotomy; if a crossword is 100% puzzle, Zork is 90% puzzle and 10% game."
• "The Observer crossword is the best puzzle available in a local paper."