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Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor" [1]) are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.. The dogs are described as being mostly white, with purple haunches, a crimson tail, blue feet, and standing as tall as Fionn's shoulder. [2]
"current": AC (for "alternating current"); less commonly, DC (for "direct current"); or even I (the symbol used in physics and electronics) 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
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [32] 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 ...
Crossword puzzles and related subjects. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. ... This page was last edited on 29 March 2013 ...
Crossword Puzzle, an album by The Partridge Family in 1973; Crossword, an album by Helen Slater released in 2005; Crossword Quiz, a Canadian game show which aired on CBC Television 1952–1953; Crosswords DS, a 2008 video game by Nintendo; Merv Griffin's Crosswords (commonly shortened to Crosswords), an American game show
A version of the Celtic cross is used as a symbol by white supremacists. [8] It was used by Nazis in Norway in the 1930s and 1940s, and more recently it has been used by neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and other white supremacist groups. In general, white supremacists use a version of the symbol with a square cross as opposed to the traditional elongated ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...
5,000 year-old triskelion on an orthostat at Newgrange. The triple spiral symbol, or three-spiral volute, appears in many early cultures: the first appeared in Malta (4400–3600 BCE); the second in the astronomical calendar of the megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BCE; [13] as well as on Mycenaean vessels.