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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
Dean was also dismissive of the miniatures tules, stating, "The only other point of interest is the mention of using metal figures for playing Cry Havoc and the recommendation of Essex Miniatures for this purpose. Surely if a player is going to buy figures he may as well buy a set of table-top rules to go with them." [1]
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
The Cry of the Owl is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, the eighth of her 22 novels. It was first published in the US in 1962 by Harper & Row and in the UK by Heinemann the following year. It explores, in the phrase of critic Brigid Brophy, "the psychology of the self-selected victim". [1]
Bryant became Miss Oklahoma in 1958, right after graduating from Tulsa's Will Rogers High School, and was second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant (held September 6, 1958) at age 18. [5] In 1960, Bryant married Bob Green (1931–2012), a Miami disc jockey, with whom she eventually raised four children. [6] [7] They divorced in 1980. [8]
Derek Carver reviewed Clue Quest for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "We all enjoyed the playtest well enough with one member keen to continue after the agreed number of rounds. I would give it a couple of stars but the player who was more enthusiastic than I would, I am sure, give it four.
[6] Voice actress Pamela Adlon received positive reception for her portrayal of Bobby. She received an Emmy for her role in the episode "Bobby Goes Nuts", the only performer in the series to have won one for their role. [7] IGN editor Talmadge Blevins quotes a line spoken by Bobby, "That's my purse! I don't know you!", describing it as one of ...
The King's Quest Companion is a book by Peter Spear that serves as both hint book/walkthrough and contained complete novelization of each of the games in the King's Quest series by the original Sierra On-Line company. [1] The first three editions were published by Silicon Valley Books, and fourth edition by Osborne/McGraw-Hill.