crossword puzzle
crossword puzzle
(ˈkrɒsˌwɜːd)cross′word puz`zle
(ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd, ˈkrɒs-)n.
| Noun | 1. |  crossword puzzle - a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle |
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| 释义 | crossword puzzlecrossword puzzle(ˈkrɒsˌwɜːd)cross′word puz`zle(ˈkrɔsˌwɜrd, ˈkrɒs-)n.
crossword puzzlecrossword puzzle,word game in which words corresponding to numbered clues are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form intersecting words. The puzzle is solved when a player supplies all of the words correctly. Though a type of crossword puzzle has been found inscribed on an ancient tomb in Egypt, journalist Arthur Wynne is generally credited with its invention in 1913. Crossword puzzles became popular with Simon and Schuster's 1924 publication of a crossword puzzle book and now appear in virtually all newspapers. Players vie for titles at various crossword competitions. Reference dictionaries are published to aid players with solutions. See acrosticacrostic, arrangement of words or lines in which a series of initial, final, or other corresponding letters, when taken together, stand in a set order to form a word, a phrase, the alphabet, or the like. ..... Click the link for more information. ; anagramanagram [Gr.,=something read backward], rearrangement of the letters of a word or words to make another word or other words. A famous Latin anagram was an answer made out of a question asked by Pilate. ..... Click the link for more information. . crossword puzzlewww.crossword-puzzles.co.uk crossword puzzle
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