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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Cotton Mather - Wikipedia

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    Cotton Mather FRS (/ ˈ m æ ð ər /; February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728) was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological, historical, and scientific subjects.

  4. Subatomic particle - Wikipedia

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    A composite particle proton is made of two up quarks and one down quark, which are elementary particles.. In physics, a subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. [1]

  5. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    in the matter [of] Legal term used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. The term is commonly used in case citations of probate proceedings, for example, In re Smith's Estate; it is also used in juvenile courts, as, for instance, In re Gault. in rebus: in the thing ...

  6. Pub quiz - Wikipedia

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    These may consist of crossword puzzles, anagrams, Ditloids, Dingbats and basic mathematics problems. Novelty rounds – themed round a specific word or name (e.g. all the questions relate to a famous Norman); 'connections', where the last answer in the round provides a link to all the previous answers; true or false; and various others to break ...

  7. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Lord Peter Views the Body - Wikipedia

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    They discover that Meleager was a crossword puzzle fiend, and find a trove of puzzles he had written, including one with no accompanying grid. When Peter falls into the impluvium , he discovers that the missing grid is the tiled floor of the fountain itself, and solving it reveals the location of the missing will.

  9. Matter (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Matter (film), a 2012 Marathi-language Indian film directed by Satish Motling; Matter (online magazine), an online science publication; Matter (music magazine), a Chicago music magazine; Matter, an online science publication; Matters (band) Matter (venue), a London music venue and nightclub; Matter, a 2016 album by synthpop artist St Lucia