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SOL (46A: Por do ___ (sunset, in Portuguese)) SOL is making back-to-back appearances in the crossword, as we saw it yesterday clued as [Sun, in Spanish]. Spanish and Portuguese are similar languages.
TAIL (28D: Part of a cat costume) My cat, Willow, is delighted to see this clue, as she thinks it has been far too long (eight days!) since we have seen a cat-related clue. Here's a photo of ...
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.
However, living in Iowa as I do, I feel like this clue might be better with a qualifier: [Some Iowa residents]. When most Iowans hear the word HAWKEYES, they think of the athletic teams of the ...
The Crossword Extra word was not part of the main puzzle (so it was truly an "extra" word) and announced before certain clues in each round. A correct Crossword Extra answer was worth $300 in Round 1 and $600 in Round 2 with no deduction for a wrong answer or no answer at all. There was no Crossword Extra in Round 3.
People showing signs of psychomotor agitation may be experiencing mental tension and anxiety, which comes out physically as: fast or repetitive movements; movements that have no purpose; movements that are not intentional; These activities are the subconscious mind's way of trying to relieve tension [citation needed]. Often people experiencing ...
The middle child, Edith, is not mentioned in this clue; such is the life of a middle child. BEATLES (42A: The ___ (band aka the Fab Four)) The BEATLES formed their band in Liverpool, England in 1960.
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...