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Dr. Gideon Fell is a fictional character created by John Dickson Carr. [1] He is the protagonist of 23 mystery novels from 1933 through 1967, as well as a few short stories
Articles relating to crones and their depictions. They are folkloric old women who may be characterized as disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make them either helpful or obstructive.
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.
A hag is a wizened old woman, or a fairy with the appearance of an old woman. Hag may also refer to: HAG, a Swiss model train company; Håg, in Scandinavian mythology; Hag, a 1971 album by Merle Haggard; Hag (Dungeons & Dragons), a class of fictional role playing monster; Hag and Mag, a pair of demons in Mandaeism
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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 night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon in which the sleeper feels the presence of a supernatural, malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if sitting on their chest or the foot of their bed.
A cry to fray away owls Shram A screwing up or out of the body and limbs from keen cold Sify To catch the breath in sighing; to sob Sives: Chives or garlic [14] [15] Skeat, skeating A looseness of the bowels Sloey spears The sharp spines on the branches of the sloe or blackthorn Slommock(en) A slatternly, thick-set, stocky, short, dirty woman Smame