crosswordn.

Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a)(iii).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrossword.

a. In full crossword puzzle. A puzzle in which a pattern of chequered squares has to be filled in from numbered clues with words which are written usually horizontally and vertically, occasionally diagonally. Also attributive and in other combinations.

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crossword1914

1914 N.Y. World 6 Dec. (‘Fun’) 7/2 Solution to last week's cross-word puzzle.

1924 (title) The cross word puzzle book.

1925 Punch 1 July 724 The allure of Epstein and Oxford trouserings has been for the few; the Cross-word Puzzle captivated the general.

1925 ‘Torquemada’ (title) Cross-words in rhyme for those of riper years.

1927 Observer 3 Apr. 7 Particularly that spot known to crossword solvers as the acnestis.

1935 C. L. A. Richardson Parody 5 This parody business is overrated, and he deserts it for a cross~word puzzle.

1970 Times 28 Apr. 1/4 A national crossword competition is to be held in Britain this summer..with The Times crossword puzzles used for heats and finals.

b. figurative.

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1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. iv. 141 Religion used to be red-hot politics, then it became caste feeling, and now it's a cross-word puzzle.

1959 R. Longrigg Wrong Number v. 63 I could see the first few rows of audience: a crossword puzzle of black dinner-jackets, white shirt-fronts, dark dresses, pale shoulders.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	crossword
释义	crosswordn. Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a)(iii).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrossword. a. In full crossword puzzle. A puzzle in which a pattern of chequered squares has to be filled in from numbered clues with words which are written usually horizontally and vertically, occasionally diagonally. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > crossword puzzle crossword1914 1914 N.Y. World 6 Dec. (‘Fun’) 7/2 Solution to last week's cross-word puzzle. 1924 (title) The cross word puzzle book. 1925 Punch 1 July 724 The allure of Epstein and Oxford trouserings has been for the few; the Cross-word Puzzle captivated the general. 1925 ‘Torquemada’ (title) Cross-words in rhyme for those of riper years. 1927 Observer 3 Apr. 7 Particularly that spot known to crossword solvers as the acnestis. 1935 C. L. A. Richardson Parody 5 This parody business is overrated, and he deserts it for a cross~word puzzle. 1970 Times 28 Apr. 1/4 A national crossword competition is to be held in Britain this summer..with The Times crossword puzzles used for heats and finals. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. iv. 141 Religion used to be red-hot politics, then it became caste feeling, and now it's a cross-word puzzle. 1959 R. Longrigg Wrong Number v. 63 I could see the first few rows of audience: a crossword puzzle of black dinner-jackets, white shirt-fronts, dark dresses, pale shoulders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1914
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