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  2. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword ... - AOL

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    Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog. Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.

  3. 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.

  4. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the Chinese Bagua mirror is usually installed to ward off negative energy and protect the entryways of residences. [citation needed] An example of the use of shiny apotropaic objects in Judaism can be found in the so-called "Halsgezeige" or textile neckbands used in the birthing customs of the Franco-German border region.

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. Wikipedia:Negative energy - Wikipedia

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    Articles on controversial subjects seem to generate a sort of negative energy which leads to quarrels, hurt feelings, and even lasting enmities. Here are some options for avoiding all this. Give it a rest: You don't need all this negative energy. Go apply yourself to some other article which is less of a pain.

  8. Royal High School (California) - Wikipedia

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    Royal High School has been named a California Distinguished School and is the recipient of a Digital High School Technology Grant. The grant provides numerous courses of study and allows the school to offer a variety of Advanced Placement classes including AP English, Statistics, Physics, Calculus AB and BC, Computer Science, Studio Art, World and U.S. History, Spanish, French, Government ...

  9. Battle Royale - Wikipedia

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    Battle royale genre, a narrative genre of films, manga, anime and visual novels inspired by the 2000 film Battle Royale Battle Royal High School , a manga series published from 1986 to 1989 "Battle Royal", a section of the 1952 novel Invisible Man , originally published on its own in 1947