A crossword is a word game on a grid of little boxes. Some boxes are black. The white ones make paths across and down. Each path has a number, and you get a short clue. You write one letter in each box so that the words going across share letters with the words going down. That crossing is the heart of the name.

A crosswordcrossword(填字遊戲) is a word game是一種文字遊戲 on a grid of little boxes玩在一格一格的小方格上。Some boxes are black有些格子是黑的。The white ones白色的格子 make paths across and down組成橫向和直向的路徑。Each path has a number每條路徑都有一個號碼, and而且 you get a short clue你會拿到一條簡短的提示。You write one letter in each box你在每格寫一個字母 so that the words going across share letters with the words going down讓橫的字和直的字共用字母。That crossing這個交叉 is the heart of the name就是這個名字的由來。

People say crossword or crossword puzzle. In many newspapers it is a quiet daily habit, especially for adults. The English in the clues can be sly even though the word crossword itself is simple.

People say人們會說 crossword or crossword puzzlecrossword或crossword puzzle。In many newspapers在許多報紙裡, it is a quiet daily habit它是一個安靜的每日習慣, especially for adults尤其是對成年人來說。The English in the clues提示裡的英文 can be sly可以很狡猾, even though the word crossword itself is simple即使crossword這個字本身很簡單。

Though actually, the first modern puzzle, in 1913, was called a word-cross by a man named Arthur Wynne. Crossword appeared a few weeks later, perhaps as a printer’s mix-up or a deliberate flip, and the flipped name stuck. Older word puzzles were already being called crosswords in the 1860s, but the numbered newspaper grid we picture now dates from Wynne.

Though actually不過其實, the first modern puzzle第一個現代的填字遊戲, in 1913在1913年, was called a word-cross被叫做word-cross by a man named Arthur Wynne由一個叫Arthur Wynne的人發明。Crosswordcrossword這個字 appeared a few weeks later幾週後才出現, perhaps as a printer's mix-up or a deliberate flip可能是排版工人搞錯，也可能是故意反過來寫, and而 the flipped name stuck這個反過來的名字就這樣流傳下來了。Older word puzzles更早的文字遊戲 were already being called crosswords早在1860年代就已經被叫做crosswords in the 1860s, but但 the numbered newspaper grid we picture now我們現在想到的那種有編號的報紙格子 dates from Wynne是從Wynne才開始的。

It is a sit-down game, not a sport.

It is a sit-down game它是一種坐著玩的遊戲, not a sport而不是運動。