"xword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xwords [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} xword (plural xwords)
  1. Alternative form of x-word (“crossword”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: x-word (extra: crossword)
    Sense id: en-xword-en-noun-kGAEhrNu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015, Gordon Lowe, The acid bath murders: the trials and liquidations of John George Haigh, page 159",
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