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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  4. 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.

  5. The Lord Chandos Letter - Wikipedia

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    A Letter (Ein Brief), usually known as The Letter of Lord Chandos or the Chandos Letter, is a prose work written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal in 1902. It is in the form of a letter dated August 1603 from a writer named Lord Philip Chandos (a fictional character) to Francis Bacon , and describes Chandos's crisis of language.

  6. Failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action system

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    FRACAS records the problems related to a product or process and their associated root causes and failure analyses to assist in identifying and implementing corrective actions. The FRACAS method [1] was developed by the US Govt. and first introduced for use by the US Navy and all department of defense agencies in 1985. The FRACAS process is a ...

  7. Fracas (perfume) - Wikipedia

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    A fragrance vlogger holds up a bottle of Fracas in 2017. Fracas is a 1948 perfume created by French perfumer Germaine Cellier for French fashion designer Robert Piguet. [1] It is based on the scent of tuberose, a pungent small white flower (unrelated to rose). A landmark fragrance, it has spawned many imitators and as of 2024 has been in ...

  8. Fracas - Wikipedia

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    Fracas may refer to: Fracas! Improv Festival, an improvisational theater festival held at the University of Southern California; Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Systems; Fracas, a 1980 Apple II video game by Stuart Smith

  9. Cut-out (philately) - Wikipedia

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    A newspaper wrapper stamped with a cut-out and sent out in 1911 from the Ewen's company to Germany. In philately, a cut-out is an imprinted stamp cut from an item of postal stationery such as a postal card, letter sheet, aerogramme or wrapper that may have been used as a normal stamp.