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  2. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    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 letter, while the black squares are used to ...

  3. Clue (information) - Wikipedia

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    In some games, if a player is stuck on a puzzle or riddle, they can ask or pay [7] for clues to help them progress in the game. In some games, clues are an integral ludeme of the game mechanics, whereas in others they are considered cheats. Clues in games or crosswords can either be given straight, [8] be cryptic, [8] be riddles, or contain ...

  4. Jumble - Wikipedia

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    The answer to the clue is generally a pun of some sort. A weekly "kids version" of the puzzle features a three-letter word plus three four-letter words. In order to find the letters that are in the answer to the given clue, the player must unscramble all four of the scrambled words; the letters that are in the clue will be circled.

  5. Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle is a twist on crosswords that's ...

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    The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the crossword puzzle genre is an "adaptive" experience, that automatically adjusts itself to your own skill level and knowledge. That ...

  6. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    Tabletop and digital word puzzles include Bananagrams, Boggle, Bonza, Dabble, Letterpress (video game), Perquackey, Puzzlage, Quiddler, Ruzzle, Scrabble, Upwords, WordSpot, and Words with Friends. Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) is a game show centered on a word puzzle. Puzzle video games. Tile-matching video game; Puzzle-platformer ...

  7. NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for ...

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    Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed.

  8. Gymnastics - Wikipedia

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    The word gymnastics derives from the common Greek adjective γυμνός (gymnos), [4] by way of the related verb γυμνάζω (gymnazo), whose meaning is to "train naked", "train in gymnastic exercise", generally "to train, to exercise". [5] The verb had this meaning because athletes in ancient times exercised and competed without clothing.

  9. EXPLAINER: How gymnastics evolved from 'exercising naked'

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    The word gymnastics is derived from the ancient Greek “gymnazein," meaning “to exercise naked.” The sport, now among the Olympics’ most beloved events, was born millennia ago, as young men ...