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  2. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    Notes References A Across the line A shot which is played with the bat moving lateral to the direction of motion of the ball. Used when the batter is aiming square or behind square, but requires excellent timing. Considered risky, as mistiming the shot can result in a leading edge, being strangled, or missing the ball entirely and being out bowled or leg before wicket. Action See bowling ...

  3. List of duck breeds - Wikipedia

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    List of duck breeds. This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1] Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Duck breeds are normally officially recognized and described ...

  4. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    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 and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  5. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. September 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Cold Play. Constructors: Shannon Rapp & Will ...

  6. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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    Coscoroba. The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water.

  7. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. September 3, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! This is the Best Day I Can Ever Remember ...

  8. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, I Love a Parade. Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. September 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve ...

  9. 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.