Cruciverbalist definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Get your pens ready and clear off a comfy chair-Sunday's puzzle will feature a message integral to the episode, which features Lisa discovering that she's (surprise, surprise) a crossword whiz, only to have Homer bet against her when, short on cash, he gets mixed up in an underground cruciverbalist gambling ring.

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noun A constructor of crosswords.
noun An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.

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I go through periods in which I do crossword puzzles -- yes, I'm a part-time cruciverbalist -- but mostly I don't play with words.
RR: Would you call yourself a cruciverbalist [a constructor or solver of crossword puzzles]? — The Harvard Crimson :: News
According to the definition, anyone who "enjoys crosswords" is a cruciverbalist, but in its normal usage (as if anyone uses the word normally) it means a constructor of crossword puzzles, or more literally, a "crosser of words." — Recently on This Recording
Get your pens ready and clear off a comfy chair-Sunday's puzzle will feature a message integral to the episode, which features Lisa discovering that she's (surprise, surprise) a crossword whiz, only to have Homer bet against her when, short on cash, he gets mixed up in an underground cruciverbalist gambling ring. — E! Online (US) - Top Stories
( "cruciverbalist," actually) who exercises her craft in the service of a small circulation daily. — PegasusNews.com stories