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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.
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
Logo in 2011 Express box. The Express was a free daily newspaper, distributed in the Washington metropolitan area.It was a publication of The Washington Post.As of 2017, it had the second-highest circulation in the District of Columbia after The Washington Post, and was read by 239,500 people every day.
Joining puzzle fans' morning rotations of the crossword, Wordle, and Connections is Strands, the New York Times' latest puzzle. Available to play online, Strands initially looks like a word search.
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The current syndicated version found in most daily newspapers (under the official title Jumble--That Scrambled Word Game) has four base anagrams, two of five letters and two of six, followed by a clue and a series of blank spaces into which the answer to the clue fits. The answer to the clue is generally a pun of some sort. A weekly "kids ...
You expect someday to see a news report: "British emergency number changed to 111, faster response saves thousands." The thing is, I understand completely. I like a fresh paper, as well.
In 1999, together with Universal Press Syndicate’s Uclick division, Parker founded The Puzzle Society, and is the founder and senior editor of the Universal Uclick line of crossword puzzles and games. [citation needed] On May 19, 2003, Parker became the second crossword editor of USA Today following Charles Preston.