A crossword is a word puzzle that typically forms a grid of squares, which are filled with letters forming words or phrases. The person completing the crossword needs to solve clues in order to get the correct answers. The correct words and phrases are normally placed “across” the grid (left to right) and “down” the grid (top to bottom).
However, I am sure crossword aficionados would point out that there are many versions of the crossword grid and that the exceedingly simple examples below are problematic to purists.
