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His favorite individual clue is "It might turn into a different story" (whose solution is SPIRAL STAIRCASE). [19] In addition to work as a crossword editor, Shortz is a skilled table tennis player. He has co-owned the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, New York since 2009, and has been playing table tennis daily for the past 11 ...
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
In another notable Times crossword, 27-year-old Bill Gottlieb proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Mindel, via the crossword puzzle of January 7, 1998, written by noted crossword constructor Bob Klahn. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The answer to 14-Across, [Microsoft chief, to some] was BILLG, also Gottlieb's name and last initial. 20-Across, [1729 Jonathan Swift ...
Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints 1 Across: Material made by melting sand — HINT: It starts with the letter "G"
The Hindu story of Muchukunda from the Bhagavatam also displays many similarities to the story of "Rip Van Winkle". [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In Christian tradition, there is a similar, well-known story of "The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus ", which recounts a group of early Christians who hid in a cave circa 250 AD to escape the persecution of Christians ...
Leonard Dawe, Telegraph crossword compiler, created these puzzles at his home in Leatherhead. Dawe was headmaster of Strand School, which had been evacuated to Effingham, Surrey. Adjacent to the school was a large camp of US and Canadian troops preparing for D-Day, and as security around the camp was lax, there was unrestricted contact between ...
A litter of pugs — who were left in a dumpster behind a Taco Bell when they were "only hours old" — are now looking for their forever homes.. Back in December 2024, a woman came into the Helen ...
The Story of Ferdinand: Munro Leaf: 1936 The Hobbit: J. R. R. Tolkien: 1937 [1] [3] [2] [20] And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street: Dr. Seuss: 1937: The Sword in the Stone: T. H. White: 1938: Madeline: Ludwig Bemelmans: 1939 My Name Is Aram: William Saroyan: 1940: Children's immigrant experience in the US Curious George: H. A. Rey: 1941 ...