/'krɒswɜ:d; [US] 'krɔ:s-; `krɔs,wɝd/
n (also `crossword puzzle) puzzle in which words indicated by numbered clues have to be inserted vertically (clues down) and horizontally (clues across) in spaces on a chequered square 纵横字谜. =>illus 见插图.

n also'crossword .puzzle[C]
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 .