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Record 1 1984-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Board Games
DEF

a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues and in such a way that they read across and down and so that usually most letters appear as part of two words.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux sur plateaux
DEF

mots qui se recoupent sur une grille carrée et quadrillée de telle façon que chacune des lettres d'un mot disposé horizontalement entre dans la composition d'un mot disposé verticalement.

CONT

Faire des mots croisés.

OBS

Un adepte de ce jeu s'appelle un "cruciverbiste"; le Petit Robert donne aussi "mots-croisiste" mais le terme est peu usité.

Key term(s)
  • jeu de mots croisés

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