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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.
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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>
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{| style="padding:0; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">1</span>
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|&nbsp;
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">2</span>
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|&nbsp;
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">3</span>
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| style="width:1.5em; border:solid 1px black"|&nbsp;
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|-
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|&nbsp;
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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|-
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">4</span>
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">5</span>
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">6</span>
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|-
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">7</span>
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">8</span>
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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|-
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| style="background:black"|&nbsp;
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="background:black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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|-
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|<span style="font-size:60%; vertical-align:top">9</span>
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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| style="border:solid 1px black"|
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|}
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</td><td style="vertical-align:top; padding-left:1em">
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'''Across'''
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1.  Vehicles on rails.<br />
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4.  English school.<br />
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7.  Osculation.<br />
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9.  More than one.<br />
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</td><td style="vertical-align:top; padding-left:1em">
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'''Down'''
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1.  Large water container.<br />
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2.  Primates.<br />
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3.  New.<br />
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5.  Ruler.<br />
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6.  Man's name.<br />
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8.  Sick.
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</td></tr></table>
 
[[Category:Word puzzles]]
 
[[Category:Word puzzles]]
 
[[Category:Leisure activities]]
 
[[Category:Leisure activities]]
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