CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crossword puzzle mean? 

• CROSSWORD PUZZLE (noun)
  The noun CROSSWORD PUZZLE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CROSSWORD PUZZLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROSSWORD PUZZLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

crossword; crossword puzzle

Hypernyms ("crossword puzzle" is a kind of...):

puzzle (a game that tests your ingenuity)