Crossword

A word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The shaded squares are used to separate the words or phrases. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters by solving clues that lead to the answers. Could frustrate you to death.

This crossword puzzle is fricken hard to solve.

Crossword by CrosswordPuzzle October 28, 2011

Crossword

A puzzle involving clues and words.

Laura: I just did a wordsearch

Steve: No you didnt that was a crossword

Crossword by yargunisntaword April 20, 2009

Crossword

A game old people always play

Old person: I need a 5 letter synonym for pretty
You: Quite, why?
Old person: I'm playing a crossword!

Crossword by Space‌Core‌From‌Portal August 5, 2021

Crossword Nazi 

Everybody's favourite asshole. This is the type of person who makes sure that THEY are the ones who get to do every last crossword in the sunday papers, even if YOU bought the damn paper yourself. Can be widened in meaning to encompass anybody who has a tendency to make sure they get all the enjoyment out of something which is quite trivial, yet in principle is still quite important.

"Christ's sake Billy, you've already popped all the little bubbles of air in this entire roll of bubble wrap. I wanted to do some! You're such a crossword nazi!"
"Gott in Himmel! Ich bin ein Berlinner!"
"What the fuck have donuts got to do with anything, foo?"

Crossword Nazi by Bonny lad November 14, 2004

Crossword tree 

Any form of artwork that depicts inter-locked words in a meaningful way. The words are joined by common letters in a grid-like form. Similar to a crossword puzzle. This type of crossword does not have clues. The answers are the words that make up the grid.

Michelle got a tattoo of a crossword tree on her thigh, and. Invented the term “crossword tree”.

Crossword tree by Michelle Matters February 28, 2022

Crossword with a floater 

Typically happens in a public school when an old Irish fuck of a teacher who can’t read or spell creates a crossword with a random floater. The clue for the floater is African country.

Can you believe that fucking guy made a crossword with a floater? What a genius!

Crossword with a floater by Still friends August 31, 2023

Smudged Crossword 

A particularly severe case of aesthetically challenged dental features.

This girl who works in the off licence has got the worst teeth you've ever seen - like a smudged crossword.

Smudged Crossword by theredfella January 25, 2016