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Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
The quotation marks around the word crowned in the clue indicate that this word is paired with the answer to form the name of a bird of prey. EAR (6D: Serving of corn) and CHEESIEST (22D: Most ...
TENSE (59D: Past, present or future) When I wrote this clue, I was thinking of the joke, "Past, present, and future walked into a bar. It was TENSE." Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
We have seen this exact clue previously and the answer was "Dan" – how can that be?! EUGENE Levy and his son Dan Levy co-created Schitt's Creek . On the show, EUGENE Levy portrays Johnny Rose ...
A kinkajou – which as the clue informs us is related to the COATI – is a tree-dwelling mammal that lives in tropical rainforests. It is native to Mexico and Central and South America. It is ...
Cut-off (electronics), a state of negligible conduction. Cutoff (metalworking), a piercing operation used to cut a workpiece from the stock. Cutoff (meteorology), a high- or low-pressure system stuck in place due to a lack of steering currents. Cutoff (physics), a threshold value for a quantity.