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cruciverbalist

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cru·ci·ver·bal·ist  (krs-vûrb-lst)
n.
1. A constructor of crosswords.
2. An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.
[From Latin crux, cruc-, cross + Latin verbum, word (translation of English crossword).]
cruciverbalist [ˌkruːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst]
n
a crossword puzzle enthusiast
[from Latin crux cross + verbum word]
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Boz, as every cruciverbalist knows, was the pseudonym Dickens used for his early contributions to the Morning Chronicle, these atmospheric urban sketches and The Pickwick Papers among them.
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