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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. 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.

  5. Countdown (game show) - Wikipedia

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    The contestants then have 30 seconds to form the longest single word they can, using the nine revealed letters; no letter may be used more often than it appears in the selection. [46] The frequencies of the letters within each stack are weighted according to their frequency in natural English, in the same manner as Scrabble.

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    an excursion or trip, usually at another's expense ("off on a jolly") happy; jovial jug any container with a handle and a mouth or spout for liquid (US: pitcher) (jugs) breasts (slang) large container with a narrow mouth and handle for liquids (similar to UK pitcher) jumper: a knitted upper body garment (US: sweater) jump shot in basketball

  7. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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    A cb user that has a weak signal and they keep trying to talk despite the fact that no one can understand them. Nap Trap A rest area. Negatory No, negative (often emphatic, like "Hell no"; see "10-77/10-double-7"). On one's donkey Following another vehicle too close; tailgating ("You have a sports car 'on your donkey'"). Outdoor TV A drive-in ...

  8. The 39 Clues - Wikipedia

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    The 39 Clues is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors, including Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldacci, Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford, C. Alexander London, Sarwat Chadda and Jenny Goebel.

  9. Cryptanalysis of the Enigma - Wikipedia

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    In April 1937 [33] Knox made his first decryption of an Enigma encryption using a technique that he called buttoning up to discover the rotor wirings [34] and another that he called rodding to solve messages. [35] This relied heavily on cribs and on a crossword-solver's expertise in Italian, as it yielded a limited number of spaced-out letters ...