Meaning of crossword in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkrɔswərd/

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  1. Noun

    crossword

    Etymology

    said to have been invented by the journalist Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle (called a ‘word-cross’) appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World, on 21 December 1913

    Definitions

    1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle