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  2. Printer's Devilry - Wikipedia

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    A Printer's Devilry puzzle does not follow the standard Ximenean rules of crossword setting, since the clues do not define the answers. [1] Instead, each clue consists of a sentence from which a string of letters has been removed and, where necessary, the punctuation and word breaks in the clue rearranged to form a new more-or-less grammatical ...

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Merv Griffin's Crosswords - Wikipedia

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    The Crossword Extra word was not part of the main puzzle (so it was truly an "extra" word) and announced before certain clues in each round. A correct Crossword Extra answer was worth $300 in Round 1 and $600 in Round 2 with no deduction for a wrong answer or no answer at all. There was no Crossword Extra in Round 3.

  5. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    Since the clue uses the country's Italian name – Italia – the answer will be the Italian name of Rome, which is ROMA. ... For more on USA TODAY’s Crossword Puzzles.

  6. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... This is an interesting and fun way to clue ASIA. By the way, our crossword friend ASIA is making its first appearance of 2025 in ...

  7. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword ... - AOL

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    This is the clue that the puzzle's title is referencing. There is a scene from Agatha All Along in which Rio says of Agatha, "She is my scar." ... For more on USA TODAY’s Crossword Puzzles.

  8. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword ... - AOL

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    OYSTER CRAB (26D: Tiny crustacean that inhabits certain shellfish beds) When the clue tells us that the OYSTER CRAB is tiny, it isn't kidding. OYSTER CRABs are typically less than one-half inch ...

  9. Nonogram - Wikipedia

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    Note: Applying the same procedure to a clue that "failed" step 3 will produce a non-positive number, indicating that no blocks will be filled in for this clue. The clue 2 produces the number (2 - 2 =) 0; if there were a 1 clue, it would produce the number (1 - 2 =) -1.