crossword puzzle

1. 1.

   a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle

   Synonymscrossword

   Broaderpuzzle

Questions about crossword puzzle

What does crossword puzzle mean?

crossword puzzle means "a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle".

What is another word for crossword puzzle?

Close synonyms include crossword. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crossword puzzle a common word?

crossword puzzle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.