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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Another crossword to do every day instead of working, that won’t be punishingly difficult half the time but also will take more than 34 seconds to complete?
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David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
No clues, no crosswords, no thinking.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
And woe be to me if I so much as breath on the crossword.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Or coffee drinkers could have better diets, higher socioeconomic status or common healthy behaviors, such as doing a morning crossword when drinking their coffee, Kao said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
No clues, no crosswords, no thinking.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
And woe be to me if I so much as breath on the crossword.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Or coffee drinkers could have better diets, higher socioeconomic status or common healthy behaviors, such as doing a morning crossword when drinking their coffee, Kao said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crossword
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“Crossword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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