crossnumber

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cross +‎ number, modelled on crossword.

Noun[edit]

crossnumber (plural crossnumbers)

  1. A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).