cruciverbalism

cruciverbalism
the construction of crosswords
See Also: cruciverbalist

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • cruciverbalism — cruciverˈbalism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑cruciverbal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crossword — For other uses of crossword, see crossword (disambiguation) An American style crossword grid layout A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the… …   Wikipedia

  • Margaret Farrar — Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, from 1942 to 1968. Stanley Newman has referred to her as a crossword genius , and credits her… …   Wikipedia

  • cruciverbalist — /krusəˈvɜbələst/ (say kroohsuh verbuhluhst) noun a compiler or solver of crossword puzzles. –cruciverbalism, noun –cruciverbal, adjective …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”