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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Dilapidation - Wikipedia

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    Dilapidation is a term meaning a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair.

  4. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Letters 16 and 17 form a two-letter word ending in P. Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  5. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [27] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...

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  7. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true [119] con game Scam in which the victim is persuaded to trust the swindler in some way [119] conk Head [120] cooler solitary confinement cell in a prison [121] cop. Main article: Police officer. 1. Police officer [122] 2. Catch; capture [122] 3. Steal ...

  8. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    Foreign words that contain accented letters typically omit the accents in the answer (e.g., [Mother in Montreal] for MERE). Clues and answers must always match in part of speech, tense, aspect, number, and degree. A plural clue always indicates a plural answer and a clue in the past tense always has an answer in

  9. Word game - Wikipedia

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    A crossword puzzle. In a paper and pencil game, players write their own words, often under specific constraints. For example, a crossword requires players to use clues to fill out a grid, with words intersecting at specific letters. Other examples of paper and pencil games include hangman, categories, Boggle, and word searches.