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A crossword is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares with numbers on the corners, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to separate…
History, Non-English languages & American-style crosswords
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossword | is a | word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares with numbers on the corners | 0.90 | text |
| WHATS UP | instance of | one might see phrases | 0.80 | text |
| AS IF | instance of | one might see phrases | 0.80 | text |
| or WHADDYA WANT.AbbreviationsThe constraints of the American-style grid | instance of | one might see phrases | 0.80 | text |
| or WHADDYA WANT | instance of | one might see phrases | 0.80 | text |
| Margaret Farrar were influential in the first few decades of puzzle-making | instance of | and German.Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| and women constructors such as Bernice Gordon | instance of | and German.Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| Elizabeth Gorski have each contributed hundreds of puzzles to The New York Times | instance of | and German.Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| Margaret Farrar were influential in the first few decades of puzzle-making | instance of | Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| and women constructors such as Bernice Gordon | instance of | Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| Elizabeth Gorski have each contributed hundreds of puzzles to The New York Times | instance of | Female crossword constructorsWomen editors | 0.80 | text |
| TEË | instance of | Words | 0.80 | text |
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