noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).

Etymology

From cross + number, modelled on crossword.

Related phrases

general knowledge

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