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Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #594 on Saturday ...
Slope rating Slope Rating is a number, from 55 to 155, used to determine the level of difficulty of a golf course for a bogey golfer. An "average" course has a slope rating of 113. Snap hook A severe hook that usually goes directly left as well as curving from right to left, for a right-handed golfer. A snap hook is when a severe left to right ...
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Cuesta – Hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other; Cuspate foreland – Geographical features found on coastlines and lakeshores; Cut bank – Outside bank of a water channel, which is continually undergoing erosion; Dale – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
A type of roof where all sides slope downwards from the ridge to the eaves. Hood mould An external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater. Also known as a dripstone. Hyphen Possibly from an older term "heifunon", [55] a structural section connecting the main portion of a building with its projecting "dependencies ...
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Zonda wind (on the eastern slope of the Andes in Argentina) Pampero (Argentina and Uruguay), very strong wind that blows from the sea over the Rio de la Plata into the Pampa, generally accompanied with a thick line of squalls, with severe rains, hail and thunderstorm. Puelche (on the western slope of the Andes in south-central Chile) [7]