cross‧word /ˈkrɒswɜːd $ ˈkrɒːswɜːrd/ (
also ˈcrossword ˌpuzzle)
noun [countable] a word game in which you write the answers to questions in a pattern of numbered boxes:
I like to sit down and do the crossword. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲