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In the months before D-Day the solution words 'Gold' and 'Sword' (codenames for the two D-Day beaches assigned to the British) and 'Juno' (codename for the D-Day beach assigned to Canada) appeared in The Daily Telegraph crossword solutions, but they are common words in crosswords, and were treated as coincidences.
A clue or a hint is a piece of information bringing someone closer to a conclusion [1] or which points to the right direction towards the solution. [2] It is revealed either because it is discovered by someone who needs it or because it is shared (given) by someone else.
The lowest word count in a published weekday-size 15x15 puzzle is the June 29, 2013 The New York Times crossword by Joe Krozel, with just 50 words. [57] The fewest shaded squares in a 15x15 American crossword is 17 (leaving 208 white spaces), set by the July 27, 2012 Times crossword by Joe Krozel. [58]
One former "Jeopardy!" contestant is speaking out after a clue that even host Ken Jennings called "a little problematic" went viral online. Jennings then read the clue, saying, "Men seldom make ...
The English interrogative words (also known as "wh words" or "wh forms") are words in English with a central role in forming interrogative phrases and clauses and in asking questions. The main members associated with open-ended questions are how, what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose, and why, all of which also have -ever forms (e.g ...
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.
Replace longer words with shorter words Split long sentences into shorter sentences (again, four prepositions per sentence) Use idioms , or familiar phrases: rather than "electron flow field" use "electric current"; replace "computer program text" with " source code "; idioms seem simpler: as in "viewpoint" vs. "idiosyncratic approach to the ...
“Some of it is worse than your words, I don’t know how I’m going to describe it to people, “ Cleaver said. The hole in Anna Heetmann’s ceiling that has not been fixed for three years ...