1. a word puzzle consisting of a grid of squares where words are filled in horizontally and vertically based on numbered clues

Examples

• She does the daily crossword in the newspaper every morning.
• The Sunday crossword is much harder than the weekday ones.
• I’m stuck on 15 across in this crossword puzzle.
• He finished the entire crossword in under ten minutes.
• The crossword clue was ‘Large African mammal’ for a seven-letter word.
• My grandmother loves working on crosswords to keep her mind sharp.