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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.