가로와 세로로 교차하는 빈칸에 힌트를 보고 알맞은 단어를 채워 넣는 퍼즐 게임.
A word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or a rectangular grid of white- and black-shaded squares, where the goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers.
예문:
"He enjoys solving the daily crossword in the newspaper while having his morning coffee."
"The cryptic crossword in this magazine is known for being exceptionally difficult to complete."
"I managed to fill in all the horizontal clues, but I am still struggling with the vertical ones in the crossword."