crossword puzzle
noun
: a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down
My father does the crossword puzzle every morning.
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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Listen to a podcast about a very unrelated topic, do a crossword puzzle, bake something, or learn how to tap-dance.
—Courtney Carver, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Get our free daily crossword puzzle, Sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
But after receiving an experimental eye implant as part of a clinical trial, some study participants can now see well enough to read from a book, play cards, and fill in a crossword puzzle despite being legally blind.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Listen to a podcast about a very unrelated topic, do a crossword puzzle, bake something, or learn how to tap-dance.
—Courtney Carver, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Get our free daily crossword puzzle, Sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
But after receiving an experimental eye implant as part of a clinical trial, some study participants can now see well enough to read from a book, play cards, and fill in a crossword puzzle despite being legally blind.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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