crossword puzzle
noun
: a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down
My father does the crossword puzzle every morning.
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However, your Sunday crossword puzzle page is not legible.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
The dash to the finish line, which included a crossword puzzle spelling out Yankee Stadium, involved a trek across the Big Apple.
—Christopher Kuhagen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Amazing Race crossword puzzle Teams must solve a large Amazing Race crossword puzzle to get their final clue.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Simon & Schuster has never, in the century since its founding, not had a crossword puzzle book in print.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
The dash to the finish line, which included a crossword puzzle spelling out Yankee Stadium, involved a trek across the Big Apple.
—Christopher Kuhagen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Amazing Race crossword puzzle Teams must solve a large Amazing Race crossword puzzle to get their final clue.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Simon & Schuster has never, in the century since its founding, not had a crossword puzzle book in print.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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