A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or a rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers.
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About.com - Crossword Puzzles
Provides links to American-style crosswords, foreign language puzzles, cryptics, and freeform puzzles.
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Across Crosswords
Offers crossword puzzle trainer and solver applications for Macs and PCs.
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Afro-Centric CrossWordz & Puzzlez
Features crosswords and other puzzles that feature words related to African and African-American history, society, and culture.
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Alfunstuff.com
Offers free printable logic and crossword puzzles, sudokus and word games, many available in eight different languages.
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Australian Crossword Club
Non-profit organization seeking to provide enjoyment and stimulation to the devotees of the crossword puzzle.
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Boatload Puzzles
Collection of crossword puzzles that can be played online, through a downloadable crossword application, or in printed form.
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The Crossword Centre
Features online puzzles, an email based newsletter, and a puzzle archive.
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Crossword Man
Presents a variety of crossword software, for creators and solvers, with purchasing available in both the UK and the US.
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Crossword Puzzles
Features several forms of crossword puzzles including American, cryptic and quick puzzles.
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Crosswordese
Highlights "crosswordese" - words which frequently appear in crossword puzzles but rarely in daily life, with a word of the day feature and archives.
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CrosswordLinks.com
Crossword directory with links to rules, articles, software, news, playsites, leagues, and tournaments.
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Crosswords, Word Puzzles and More
Features word searches, presents daily puzzles, and offers problem solutions.
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Crosswordsite
Features a collection of crossword puzzles in both English and American formats.
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Cruciverb
Online community for puzzle constructors and editors.
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EclipseCrossword
Online crossword puzzle generator. Creates crossword puzzles given a set of word lists and clues.
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Free Crossword Puzzles
Features a variety of crossword puzzles that can be played online or downloaded for printing.
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Free Crossword Puzzles
Offers a range of crossword puzzles to play online including an archive.
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Monograph on Crosswords
Shows an instructional and philosophical essay about crossword games discussing about playing rules and game variations.
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The New York Times Crosswords & Games
Shows trivia questions, provides crossword variants, and contains ordering guides. Subscription is required.
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One Across
Offers answers or solutions to crossword puzzles, anagrams, and cryptograms. With an online dictionary.
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Puzzle Choice
Provides a collection of different crossword puzzle types including alpha-cross, cryptic, and codeword variations.
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Puzzlecrypt
Gallery features a wide range of cryptic puzzles. Includes clue guide and discussion forums.