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Crossword

//ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
  2. 2
    a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle wordnet
  3. 3
    The grid of such a puzzle. broadly, informal

    "HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg"

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From cross + word.

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