crossword
/ˈkrɒswɜːd/(亦作crossword puzzle)
noun
- a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues纵横填词游戏。
词源
said to have been invented by the journalist Arthur Wynne, whose puzzle （called a 'word-cross'） appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World, on 21 December 1913.