English Explanatory Dictionary

crossnumber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).

Word forms

crossnumber crossnumbers

Etymology

From cross + number, modelled on crossword.

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