crossword /'kroswxd US: 'kras-; 'kroswsd/ n (also 亦作， ~ puzzle) puzzle in which words have to be written (from numbered clues) vertically (=clues down) and horizontally (= clues across) in spaces on a chequered square or oblong. 縱橫字謎 (依號(hào)碼排列的提示，在一塊方陣或長(zhǎng)方陣之許多小方格內(nèi), 按縱橫向旗字的一種游戲) 。