How to Use crossword puzzle in a Sentence

crossword puzzle

noun

• Guests are circled around an action movie while one man concentrates on a crossword puzzle.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
• The researchers likened the process to solving a giant crossword puzzle.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
• The album contains a total of 13 tracks that were first teased in a New York Times-style crossword puzzle.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 28 July 2023
• The crossword puzzle on Tuesday misspelled the name of the whiskey manufacturer in the clue for 9-Down.
  — New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Play our Fox News daily crossword puzzle for free here!
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
• Who wouldn’t want to tackle a crossword puzzle in this groovy little corner?
  — Rachel Barrett, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• The crosswords were edited by Will Shortz, the Time’s crossword puzzle editor since 1993.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
• The Crossword Book This book is packed with over 350 options for dads who want to exercise their brains or who enjoy the challenge of a crossword puzzle.
  — Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
• She was also shown sleeping while holding a crossword puzzle and sitting next to Barker on a yacht.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
• Some of the most budget-friendly picks include an incense set or a crossword puzzle book, both under $15.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• That area is home to the city's Black community, where vacant lots in some neighborhoods make the landscape look like a crossword puzzle.
  — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
• Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
  — Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
• The games are closer to a crossword puzzle or Wordle, feature bare-bones graphics, and should take only a few minutes per day to complete.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
• Free online games Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games in our new game center at latimes.com/games.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• Her second collection, How to Wrestle a Girl, is an acrobatic feat of form and function with a grief log, a crossword puzzle, and a quiz.
  — Mariella Rudi, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
• The videos show them slowly but fluently reading a hardback book, filling in a crossword puzzle, and playing cards.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
• But the Machado-Padres situation is almost like a crossword puzzle that's 80% complete: The Padres aren't shy about spending money.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
• The result of these various efforts may be to rediscover the woman in the crossword puzzle—the housewife, the feminist, the computer.
  — Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
• The tech giant has quietly rolled out a puzzles section of the Apple News app, featuring a daily crossword puzzle, as well as a daily mini-puzzle.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
• Judith is a 78-year-old crossword puzzle specialist who occasionally skinny-dips in the Thames.
  — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
• Relative to most harrowing nights on ice, Bobrovsky could have done a crossword puzzle back there or worked on his yoga poses during long stretches when Boston could hardly buy a shot on goal.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
• The actress’ new tattoo depicted a crossword puzzle that contained her children’s names, including her stepson Jesse Johnson.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• Virginia Downing, 70, of Southwest Portland has fond memories of her mother leaning back in an easy chair, sipping coffee and working a crossword puzzle for relaxation.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
• According to Kerwin, learning something new, such as a language, or doing a daily crossword puzzle — anything that challenges your brain on a regular basis — can be helpful.
  — Dawn McMullan, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• As both a pastime and a public good, the ideal crossword puzzle is not a test of highbrow sensibilities but, to use Hirsch’s term, an opportunity to improve one’s cultural literacy.
  — Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
• Since its invention in 1913, the modern American crossword puzzle has undergone something of a reputational shift, from frivolous distraction to status symbol.
  — Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024