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crossword (n.)
1925, short for
crossword puzzle
(q.v.).
cruciverbalist (n.)
"maker of crossword puzzles," by 1990, coined in English from Latin
cruci-
, comb. form of
crux
"cross" (see
cross
(n.)) +
verbum
"word" (see
verb
).