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Word: Crossword
Speech Type: Noun
said to have been invented by the journalist Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle (called a ‘word-cross’) appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World, on 21 December 1913
ˈkrɒswəːd
a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues
Short Definition:puzzle consisting of grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues
Examples:- she settled down to do the crossword
- crossword puzzle
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