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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.
A long stick with a flat blade projection used to play the puck. stick checking Using the stick to interfere with an opponent's stick. stickhandling The act of controlling the puck with one's stick, especially while maneuvering through opponents. stickwork Violent attacks with the stick which are illegal due to the likelihood of serious injury.
Poohsticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest (Poohsticks is a game first mentioned in The House at Pooh Corner, a Winnie-the-Pooh book by A. A. Milne.It is a simple game which may be played on any bridge over running water; each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner.
Assorted shillelaghs. A shillelagh (/ ʃɪˈleɪli, - lə / shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh[ 1 ] [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
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.
Lyndon Dykes has full confidence in Scotland halting their wretched run, saying he would "run through a brick wall" for his team-mates. The striker squandered a glorious opportunity in the first ...
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Bobby Robinson. " Let's Stick Together " is a blues-based rhythm and blues song written by Wilbert Harrison. In 1962, Fury Records released it as a single. Harrison further developed the song and in 1969, Sue Records issued it as a two-part single titled " Let's Work Together ". Although Harrison's original song did not appear in the record ...