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   Cross·word

   /ˈkrôswərd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues: "she settled down to do the crossword"

   Word Origin said to have been invented by the journalist Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle (called a ‘word-cross’) appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World, on 21 December 1913.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • W

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

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