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n.-A person skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles.

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  • But come on, when you first saw the word "cruciverbalist," didn't you think it might have something to do with religious jargon?
  • ( "cruciverbalist," actually) who exercises her craft in the service of a small circulation daily.
  • Mary Horowitz (Sandra Bullock) is a cruciverbalist.
  • This afternoon, The ♥ G ♥ and I went to see the new film Wordplay, about the phenomenon of the crossword puzzle (and the phenomenon of the cruciverbalist) and the...
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