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KROSW-urd/ˈkrɒswɜːd/

A crossword is a word puzzle with numbered clues, filled into a grid of squares. A wordsearch hides words in a grid; a quiz is questions without a grid. Tutor time: the crossword is optional; the literacy booklet is not.

Meaning

A word puzzle with numbered clues, filled into a grid of squares.

Examples

• “The crossword in tutor time is optional; the literacy booklet is not.”
• “A crossword is not an unseen text for the English paper; it is a puzzle.”

Good to know

a crossword; a crossword puzzle. Contrast: a wordsearch / a quiz. Tutor time / papers. Countable puzzles. Mix-up: cross is the adjective or the mark, not the puzzle.

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