"maker of crossword puzzles," by 1977, mock-Latin, coined in English from Latin cruci-, combining form of crux "cross" (see crux) + verbum "word" (see verb).
cruciferous
crucifix
crucifixion
cruciform
crucify
cruciverbalist
crud
crude
crudites
crudity
cruel
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