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  2. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    The puzzle follows a number of conventions, both for tradition's sake and to aid solvers in completing the crossword: Nearly all the Times crossword grids have rotational symmetry: they can be rotated 180 degrees and remain identical. Rarely, puzzles with only vertical or horizontal symmetry can be found; yet rarer are asymmetrical puzzles ...

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. The New York Times Games - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times has used video games as part of its journalistic efforts, among the first publications to do so, [13] contributing to an increase in Internet traffic; [14] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, The New York Times began offering its newspaper online, and along with it the crossword puzzles, allowing readers to solve puzzles on their computers.

  7. Will Shortz - Wikipedia

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    On December 18, 2015, he presented the answers on Jeopardy! in the category "The New York Times Crossword". [ 39 ] Shortz was mentioned in passing in Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes "The Mattress" [ 40 ] and "Mr. Santiago" before guest-starring in the 2018 episode " The Puzzle Master " as Sam Jepson, a rival puzzler to Vin Stermley.

  8. What are angel numbers? A guide to the numeric ... - AOL

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    Angel numbers are repeating number sequences, often used as guides for deeper spiritual exploration. Ranging from 000 to 999 , each sequence carries its own distinct meaning and energy.

  9. List of Oz characters (created by Baum) - Wikipedia

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    Some of the major characters from Baum's first book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) from left to right; Tin Woodman, Toto, Dorothy Gale, Cowardly Lion, and Scarecrow. This is a list of characters in the original Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum.