crossword puzzle: Meaning and Definition of

cross'word puz"zle

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues or definitions are supplied and fitted into correspondingly numbered sets of squares, one letter per square, the words being arranged horizontally or vertically so that most letters form part of two words.
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