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The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games. [1][2][3][4][5] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has ...
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 ...
Jane Hawkins (1841–1904), English portrait painter. David Ramsay Hay (1798–1866), Scottish artist and interior decorator. Peter Alexander Hay (1866–1952), Scottish water-colorist. Gyoshū Hayami (速水御舟, 1894–1935), Japanese painter. Colin Hayes (1919–2003), English painter and teacher of art.
Joe Hill (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915), born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, [1] was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, familiarly called the "Wobblies"). [2] A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s, while ...
Signature. Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. [1] He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters.
The word stevedore (/ ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr /) originated in Portugal or Spain, and entered the English language through its use by sailors. [3] It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador or estibador (), meaning a man who loads ships and stows cargo, which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin ...
Jane Brenkley (1882–1973) – painter, wood carver and embroiderer. Stella Brennan (born 1974) – installation artist. Louie Bretaña (born 1967) – multi-media artist and painter. Barry Brickell (1935–2016) – potter. Freda Brierley (born 1942) – weaver. Matahi Brightwell (born 1952) – master carver.
NFL star Tyreek Hill spoke out against police who detained and handcuffed him hours before he was set to play in the Miami Dolphins' season opener on Sunday, Sept. 8. Following the incident, which ...