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| | == Description == | | == Description == |
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| − | In an [[English]] crossword, the answers may be written "across" (horizontally from left to right) or "down" (vertically), one letter per square.
| + | At least in languages where text is written from left to right, the answers may be written "across" (horizontally from left to right) or "down" (vertically), one letter per square. |
| | Answers written across intersect answers written down, and the letters from solved clues can be used to help solve intersecting clues. | | Answers written across intersect answers written down, and the letters from solved clues can be used to help solve intersecting clues. |
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| | Typically, the first square for each answer includes a small number that corresponds to one of the numbered clues. | | Typically, the first square for each answer includes a small number that corresponds to one of the numbered clues. |
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| | + | == Example == |
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| | + | <table><tr><td> |
| | + | {| style="padding:0; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">1</span> |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">2</span> |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">3</span> |
| | + | | style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">4</span> |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">5</span> |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">6</span> |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">7</span> |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">8</span> |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
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| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="background:black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">9</span> |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | | style="border:solid 1px black"| |
| | + | |} |
| | + | </td><td style="vertical-align:top; padding-left:1em"> |
| | + | '''Across''' |
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| | + | 1. Vehicles on rails.<br /> |
| | + | 4. English school.<br /> |
| | + | 7. Osculation.<br /> |
| | + | 9. More than one.<br /> |
| | + | </td><td style="vertical-align:top; padding-left:1em"> |
| | + | '''Down''' |
| | + | |
| | + | 1. Large water container.<br /> |
| | + | 2. Primates.<br /> |
| | + | 3. New.<br /> |
| | + | 5. Ruler.<br /> |
| | + | 6. Man's name.<br /> |
| | + | 8. Sick. |
| | + | </td></tr></table> |
| | [[Category:Word puzzles]] | | [[Category:Word puzzles]] |
| | [[Category:Leisure activities]] | | [[Category:Leisure activities]] |