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On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm. The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir , then a senior intelligence officer ...
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.
Edith Louisa Cavell (/ ˈ k æ v əl / KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse.She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium and return to active service through the spy ring known as La Dame Blanche.
CHAIN (33D: Word after word "food" or "bicycle") This clue is reminding me of the "Food CHAIN" puzzle from three days ago. LEICA (33D: German camera company) The LEICA Camera company was founded ...
Before the war, Mariupol was the country’s 10th largest city, with a population of more than 430,000. Like other cities in Ukraine , it was a bustling modern metropolis filled with arts and culture.
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. 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 ...
The term status quo ante bellum is a Latin phrase meaning "the situation as it existed before the war". [1] The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership. When used as such, it means that no side gains or loses any territorial, economic, or political rights.
Babylonian War with Elam [38] Babylonia: Elam: c. 1100 BC c. 1100 BC Kurukshetra war [39] Forces of Pandavas under Yudhishthira: Forces of Kauravas under Duryodhana: c. 1046 BC c. 1046 BC Shang–Zhou War [40] [41] Zhou rebel forces Shang dynasty: c. 1042 BC c. 1039 BC Rebellion of the Three Guards [42] King Cheng of Zhou: Shu Du of Cai