Crossword and Game

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Crossword noun - A puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle.

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Game and crossword are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Game" instead a noun "Crossword".

Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Crossword and game are semantically related. You can use "Crossword" instead a noun "Game".

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Bowdlerise: Each game features a 'Nice Mode' which edits out the adult content and replaces the sexual encounters with humorously wholesome activities like doing crossword puzzles.

Source: Video Game / The Spellcasting Series
Game shows generally use this trope by default, since they tend to take mundane things like auctions, Tic-Tac-Toe, and crossword puzzles and make them high energy and for high stakes.

Source: Serious Business / Live-Action TV
Scrabble Flash: It's the crossword game you've played all your life...but never quite like that.

Source: Series / Family Game Night

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Game and Crossword. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossword/game

Crossword & Game. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossword/game>.

Game or Crossword. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossword/game.

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