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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But first… The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Chat Get a new PEOPLE Puzzler crossword every Friday, or play any Puzzler for free anytime!
—Patrick Merrell, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Te Ching crossword clue, featured as 31 Across in the USA Today Crossword on August 21, 2025.
—Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2019, a study from the journal Geriatic Psychiatry concluded that adults aged 50 and over who regularly played puzzles like crosswords and Sudoku benefited from better brain function than those who chose not to.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Chat Get a new PEOPLE Puzzler crossword every Friday, or play any Puzzler for free anytime!
—Patrick Merrell, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Te Ching crossword clue, featured as 31 Across in the USA Today Crossword on August 21, 2025.
—Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2019, a study from the journal Geriatic Psychiatry concluded that adults aged 50 and over who regularly played puzzles like crosswords and Sudoku benefited from better brain function than those who chose not to.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Crossword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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