crossword puzzle

Noun

Meaning

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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The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. Stephen Sondheim

My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays are oriented around walks in the woods with the dog, human companion in tow some of the time but not always. Caroline Knapp

I've been working on 'The New York Times' crossword puzzle on the subway. I can make it until about Wednesday. Eddie Kaye Thomas

For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world, through coups d'etat, assassinations, famines, massacres and tsunamis, and come home to find that the only new thing in the newspapers was the crossword puzzle. Jo Nesbo

And then, if you’re like me, you could hang around in your pajamas writing, taking occasional breaks to work on your crossword puzzle. Source: Internet

Dwight enjoyed golfing with his buddies, getting Dairy Queen with Linda in his canary-yellow Corvette, watching old John Wayne movies in his man cave and completing the New York Times crossword puzzle. Source: Internet

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