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Double-Crostic

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Definition of Double-Crostic

: a puzzle whose object is to fill in with words guessed from definitions a column of numbered dashes and then copy each letter in the correspondingly numbered square of a diagram so that words in the diagram form a quotation and the initial letters of the words in the column spell the author and title from which the quotation is taken —formerly a U.S. registered trademark

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“Double-Crostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Double-Crostic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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