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Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructor. Jared: This was my first time co-creating a USA Today puzzle, and it was a ton of fun! Amanda is wonderful to work with. I pitched her the theme ...
A carafe (/ k ə ˈ r æ f /) is a glass container with a flared lip used for serving liquids, especially wine and coffee. [1] Unlike the related decanter, carafes generally do not include stoppers. [2] Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as carafes in American English.
Casserole – a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. [13] The word is also used for the food cooked and served in such a vessel, with the cookware itself called a casserole dish or casserole pan. Cassole; Cassolette – small porcelain, glass, or metal container used for the cooking and serving of individual dishes ...
Decanter with stopper. A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment.Decanters, [1] which have a varied shape and design, have been traditionally made from glass or crystal.
The word goon is derived from the word flagon, which is a traditional container for retailing inexpensive wine or vinegar. An occasional Australian pronunciation of the word flagon, perhaps with humorous intent, placed emphasis on the second syllable such that flagon came to be pronounced as "fla-goon", which was then shortened to simply "goon".
A wine stopper is an essential wine accessory to close leftover wine bottles before refrigerating them. Wine stoppers are used because it is hard to put the original cork back into the bottleneck. Wine stoppers vary in shapes, sizes, and materials. The three typical types are the cork wine stopper, rubber wine stopper, and plastic wine stopper.
Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents; Punch bowl, a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties; Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers; Bong, a smoking device often made from glass; Peking glass, a Chinese form of overlay glass, often in the form of snuff boxes or vases; Penny lick
Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and Romeo R; Conventional abbreviations for US cities and states: for example, "New York" can indicate NY and "California" CA or CAL. The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: