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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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues THURSDAY PUZZLE — In 2010, Caleb Madison, a New York Times Crossword constructor, began teaching a class on how to make a crossword puzzle as part of a continuing education program with the Jewish Association Serving the Aging.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Get our free daily crossword puzzle, Sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Play Brain Games Playing a brain-stimulating game, like a crossword puzzle, is another way to cope with daily stress and prepare yourself for the day.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues THURSDAY PUZZLE — In 2010, Caleb Madison, a New York Times Crossword constructor, began teaching a class on how to make a crossword puzzle as part of a continuing education program with the Jewish Association Serving the Aging.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Get our free daily crossword puzzle, Sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Play Brain Games Playing a brain-stimulating game, like a crossword puzzle, is another way to cope with daily stress and prepare yourself for the day.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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