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crossword

noun cross·word \ˈkrs-ˌwərd\

Definition of CROSSWORD

:  a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues and in such a way that the words read across and down
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First Known Use of CROSSWORD

1914

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