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The puzzle's barred grid signals a more extensive vocabulary than that of the usual cryptic crossword. [3] Up to half of the answers may be "dictionary words" [ 4 ] and its standard reference, The Chambers Dictionary , is an essential aid for most solvers. [ 5 ]
A common pitfall of good–better–best is cannibalization, where customers who could afford the "better" option instead opt for the "good" option to save money.. Marketers discourage customers from downgrading by implementing "fence attributes," such as by making "good" hotel rates non-refundable, or by making the least expensive concert tickets general admission, with no assig
The finalist with the shortest time to complete all five puzzles was to be declared the winner. Had this phase not produced a definitive winner, the quest would have entered a final phase involving an essay challenge. [2] Within the USA, the prize was substantial, with an estimated retail value of US$128,170.54 and included:
After the player has correctly solved the crossword puzzle in the usual fashion, the solution forms the basis of a second puzzle. The designer usually includes a hint to the metapuzzle. For instance, the puzzle Eight Isn't Enough by Matt Gaffney gives the clue "This week's contest answer is a three-word phrase whose second word is 'or'."
The Eternity II puzzle (E2 or E II) is an edge-matching puzzle launched on 28 July 2007. [1] [2] It was developed by Christopher Monckton and marketed and copyrighted by TOMY UK Ltd as a successor to the original Eternity puzzle. The puzzle was part of a competition in which a $2 million prize was offered for the first complete solution. The ...
An acrostic puzzle published in State Magazine in 1986. An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.
Just two days in 2024 on Tuesday, Jan. 2, contestant LaToya Russell found herself over $100,000 richer, after she nailed a super-challenging puzzle with only three letters on the board.
In the months before D-Day the solution words 'Gold' and 'Sword' (codenames for the two D-Day beaches assigned to the British) and 'Juno' (codename for the D-Day beach assigned to Canada) appeared in The Daily Telegraph crossword solutions, but they are common words in crosswords, and were treated as coincidences.