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A crossword is a word puzzle where you fill in blank squares on a grid with letters to form words, reading across and down, with clues provided to guide your answers. Crosswords are popular recreational puzzles that provide mental exercise and entertainment for millions of people.
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- American-style crosswords
- Clues: conventions and types
- Capitalization
- Abbreviations
- Themes
- Indirect clues
- Other clue variations
- Metapuzzles
- Schrödinger or quantum puzzles
- Cryptic crosswords
- Types of cryptic clues
- Other variants
- Cipher crosswords
- Diagramless crosswords
- Fill-in crosswords
- Cross-figures
- Acrostic puzzles
- Arroword
- History
- World War II
- Records
- Female crossword constructors
- Non-English languages
- Orthography
- Grid design, clues, and conventions
- Construction
- American-style crosswords
- Software
- Notation
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to separate entries. The first white square in each entry is typically numbered to correspond to its clue.