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Leonard Dawe, Telegraph crossword compiler, created these puzzles at his home in Leatherhead. Dawe was headmaster of Strand School, which had been evacuated to Effingham, Surrey. Adjacent to the school was a large camp of US and Canadian troops preparing for D-Day, and as security around the camp was lax, there was unrestricted contact between ...
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
In another notable Times crossword, 27-year-old Bill Gottlieb proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Mindel, via the crossword puzzle of January 7, 1998, written by noted crossword constructor Bob Klahn. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The answer to 14-Across, [Microsoft chief, to some] was BILLG, also Gottlieb's name and last initial. 20-Across, [1729 Jonathan Swift ...
The No. 5 Mk 1 was the first version. The explosive was filled through a small circular plug on the upper half, the detonator assembly was inserted into the centre tube through the bottom of the grenade body via the base plug, the striker and spring was held in tension through the middle by the lever that was held down on the lugs (ears) located on the top of the grenade body via a split pin ...
In 2020, more than 600 crossword constructors and solvers signed an open letter to the executive director of Times puzzles asking for changes and expressing concerns regarding the diversity within the puzzle department at the Times and the puzzle itself. [27] [28] The letter also described the resignation of Claire Muscat, a woman who was hired ...
Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia ALEX BABENKO, HANNA ARHIROVA, SUSIE BLANN and LORI HINNANT March 11, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Crossword Creator D; Crossword Magic 4.0 D; Crossword Puzzle D; Crusade in Europe D; Crush, Crumble and Chomp! Crystal Castles; Crystal Kingdom Dizzy; Crystals of Zong; Cubulus D; Curse of Ra D; The Curse of Sherwood; Curse of the Azure Bonds; Cuthbert Enters the Tombs of Doom; Cuthbert Goes Walkabout; Cuthbert in Space D; Cuthbert in the ...
A spherical riot control grenade, the M25/A1 (also written ABC-M25/A1) is filled with CN. [4] The grenade is of plastic construction and is a bursting type. [36] The M25A2 featured improved body construction, and later models were filled with CS (and possibly DM) rather than CN. [37] [38] Drawing of the M47 Riot Control Grenade.