Crosswords
Puzzles and crosswords are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzles" instead a noun "Crosswords".
Puzzles
Crosswords and puzzles are semantically related. You can use "Crosswords" instead a noun "Puzzles".
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Some puzzles are old standbys like crosswords and jigsaws; others could only be realized electronically, such as forming shapes by switching on and off overlapping regions that cancel each other out.
Source: Video Game / The Fool's Errand -
Crosswords DS is a game for the Nintendo DS where you solve crossword puzzles.
Source: Exactly What It Says on the Tin -
They are also extremely clever at solving puzzles, riddles, and crosswords; since they're too short to reach the pool table and too weak to throw darts, that's all they have to do at the pub on their nights off.
Source: Our Dwarves Are All the Same
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