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As the clue informs us, Lake TAHOE – at a depth of 1,645 feet – is the second deepest lake in the U.S. The deepest lake in the U.S. is Crater Lake in Oregon, which has a depth of 1,949 feet.
The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.
A center punch is used to mark the center of a point. It is usually used to mark the center of a hole when drilling holes. A drill has the tendency to "wander" if it does not start in a recess. A center punch forms a large enough dimple to "guide" the tip of the drill. The tip of a center punch has an angle between 60 and 90 degrees. [ 1]
The steps for making COFFEE not only appear in the theme answers, but also appear in the puzzle in the order in which they are performed. First, ROAST the COFFEE beans. Next, GRIND the beans ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.
AB INITIO: Each theme answer has the initials A.B.: A IR B UBBLE, A NDRE B RAUGHER, and A PPLE B UTTER. AB INITIO is a Latin phrase that means "from the beginning." Today, the word INITIO is ...
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) 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.
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Outside Hire. Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. August 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead.