What does crossword mean?
Word: Crossword
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Crossword means a word puzzle with a grid of squares, where you write answers to clues so that the words cross each other.
Synonyms: word puzzle
How do you spell crossword?
Syllables: cross - word
Tricky part: The second half is the word word itself, even though it can sound like werd when said quickly.
Watch out for: crosswerd, crosswurd, crossward
Memory tip: Each answer in the grid is a word, and the second half of the name is spelt just like it.
Crossword in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma solves the newspaper crossword every Sunday morning.
Example 2: I am stuck on seven across in this crossword.
Example 3: Our class made a crossword using all the new science words.
Fun Fact
The first crossword is usually credited to Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle was printed in the New York World newspaper in December 1913.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) puzzle
b) riddle
c) krossword
d) dictionary
Show answer
c) krossword. It begins with c, as in cat and cup.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dorwssocr
a) crosswind
b) crosswords
c) crossword
d) crossroad
Show answer
c) crossword. Nine letters with a w and two o's: crosswords has one s too many and crosswind needs an i and an n.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
My uncle finished the crosword on the train before reaching London.
a) train
b) finished
c) uncle
d) crosword
Show answer
d) crosword. The first half has a double s, and it stays when the second half joins it.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) blackbord
b) homewerk
c) notebok
d) crossword
Show answer
d) crossword. Blackboard, homework and notebook have each lost or changed a letter; crossword is spelt right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do you need to solve a crossword?
a) a dice and some counters
b) a pack of playing cards
c) a board and chess pieces
d) clues and a grid of squares
Show answer
d) clues and a grid of squares
2. In a crossword, a clue marked across means the answer goes
a) from top to bottom
b) from bottom to top
c) from right to left
d) from left to right
Show answer
d) from left to right
