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For the first time since 2020 when I began writing about the USA Today crossword, ASIA made more appearances than ERIE, which we saw 23 times this year. (Keep in mind that there are some words ...
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Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints 1 Across: Food that many an N.Y.C. tourist grabs for breakfast — HINT: It starts with the letter "B"
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.
For example, the clue "A few, we hear, add up (3)" is the clue for SUM. The straight definition is "add up", meaning "totalize". The solver must guess that "we hear" indicates a homophone, and so a homophone of a synonym of "A few" ("some") is the answer. Other words relating to sound or hearing can be used to signal the presence of a homophone ...
For more on USA TODAY’s Crossword Puzzles. USA TODAY’s Daily Crossword Puzzles. Sudoku & Crossword Puzzle Answers. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crossword Blog & Answers for ...
A few crosswords have achieved recognition beyond the community of crossword solvers. Perhaps the most famous is the November 5, 1996, puzzle by Jeremiah Farrell , published on the day of the U.S. presidential election , which has been featured in the movie Wordplay and the book The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende, as well as discussed by ...
Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints. 1 Across: Material made by melting sand — HINT: It starts with the letter "G"