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  2. NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Today, January 18, 2025

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    Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints 1 Across: Worked in Microsoft Word — HINT: It starts with the letter "T"

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Setter – I, ME, ONE (meaning the setter of the crossword) Setter's – MY (meaning the setter of the crossword) Sex appeal – IT (after Clara Bow – the It girl) or SA; Shilling – S; Ship – SS (steam ship) Ship's officer – PO (petty officer) Shirt – T; Short wave – SW; Side – LEG, OFF, ON; Significant other – SO

  5. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    In another notable Times crossword, 27-year-old Bill Gottlieb proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Mindel, via the crossword puzzle of January 7, 1998, written by noted crossword constructor Bob Klahn. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The answer to 14-Across, [Microsoft chief, to some] was BILLG, also Gottlieb's name and last initial. 20-Across, [1729 Jonathan Swift ...

  6. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Jareth - King of the Goblins from Jim Henson's Labyrinth, who changes forms and uses magic to cajole the story's heroine through a series of puzzles. Jerry - The mischievous mouse who constantly plays tricks on the tomcat from the show Tom and Jerry. Joker - The main protagonist of Persona 5 and leader of The Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

  7. No, David! - Wikipedia

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    No, David! is a 1998 children's picture book written and illustrated by David Shannon and published by Scholastic Inc.Shannon wrote a story by himself at five years old, and later in his life, he found this story and decided to publish it after re-writing this original work.

  8. Azed - Wikipedia

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    The puzzle's barred grid signals a more extensive vocabulary than that of the usual cryptic crossword. [3] Up to half of the answers may be "dictionary words" [4] and its standard reference, The Chambers Dictionary, is an essential aid for most solvers. [5]

  9. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic puzzle published in State Magazine in 1986. An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.