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2. Margaret Farrar - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Merl Reagle - Wikipedia

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   Merl Harry Reagle (January 5, 1950 – August 22, 2015) was an American crossword constructor. [2] [3] For 30 years, he constructed a puzzle every Sunday for the San Francisco Chronicle (originally the San Francisco Examiner), which he syndicated to more than 50 Sunday newspapers, [4] including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Seattle Times, The Plain ...

4. 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. [28] 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 ...

5. Jumble - Wikipedia

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   A solver reconstructs the words, and then arranges letters at marked positions in the words to spell the answer phrase to the clue. The clue, and sometimes the illustration, provide hints about the answer phrase, which frequently uses a homophone or pun. Jumble was created in 1954 by Martin Naydel, who was better known for his work on comic books.

6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) 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.

7. Reese Witherspoon Reveals the Holiday Tradition She Tried ...

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   Reese Witherspoon always planned to write a book for kids for the holidays.. The Morning Show star, 48, whose third book in her children's series, Busy Betty & the Perfect Christmas Present, is ...

8. Will Shortz - Wikipedia

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   In 2013, Shortz lent his name and talents in puzzle writing and editing to a new bimonthly publication entitled Will Shortz' WordPlay, published by Penny Press. [17] He has said that his favorite crossword of all time is the Election Day crossword of November 5, 1996, designed by Jeremiah Farrell.

9. From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league ...

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   Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made ...