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On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm. The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir, then a senior intelligence officer ...
Unlike in some easier puzzles in other outlets, the number of words in the answer is not given in the clue—so a one-word clue can have a multiple-word answer. [ 26 ] The theme, if any, will be applied consistently throughout the puzzle; e.g., if one of the theme entries is a particular variety of pun, all the theme entries will be of that type.
Also trapper or catching glove. The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick. centre Also center. A forward position whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice. change on the fly Substituting a player from the bench during live play, i.e. not during a stoppage prior to a faceoff. charging The act of taking more than three strides or ...
v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...
Stephen Nedoroscik - AKA the pommel horse hero - revealed what exactly went through his mind while his eyes were closed during the men's all-around final
Welsh Triads. Part of the Red Book of Hergest (1385–1420), collection of manuscripts containing the Middle Welsh Triads. The Welsh Triads ( Welsh: Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain ") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, mythology and traditional history in ...
She couldn't get enough. "Amber the orangutan loves looking at her reflection," the video's caption reads. Commenters didn't blame Amber for wanting to take a good look at herself. "'Aren't you a ...
Coordinates: 40°03′20″N 4°07′50″E. Bay of Fornells. Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Menorca, Spain. Fornells is estimated to have a population of about 1000 people which increases in the summer due to tourism. Fornells' native people are known as Fornellers in the Catalan language and in ...