crossword
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cross·word

noun \ˈkrs-ˌwərd\

Definition of CROSSWORD

: 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

First Known Use of CROSSWORD

1914

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