crossword
noun
cross·word
ˈkrȯs-ˌwərd 
: a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues and in such a way that the words read across and down
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Karen Steinberg has had six crosswords published in The Times, three of them collaborations with her son, David Steinberg, and her husband, Paul, who died in 2023.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Halle Berry Wears Shattered-Mirror Gown with 7,000 Beads for Jaw-Dropping Appearance at Oscars 2025
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here!
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Inspector Morse had a passion for crosswords; Lord Peter Wimsey decoded ciphers.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Karen Steinberg has had six crosswords published in The Times, three of them collaborations with her son, David Steinberg, and her husband, Paul, who died in 2023.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Halle Berry Wears Shattered-Mirror Gown with 7,000 Beads for Jaw-Dropping Appearance at Oscars 2025
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here!
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Inspector Morse had a passion for crosswords; Lord Peter Wimsey decoded ciphers.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Crossword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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