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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, I Love a Parade. Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. September 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve ...
An American-style 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. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...
Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle is a twist on crosswords that's just as hard. Brandy Shaul. Updated August 10, 2016 at 7:07 PM. The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the ...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Lace Up. Sally Hoelscher, USA TODAY. September 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be as difficult as a Thursday puzzle. [35] Typically, the standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares. [36] [37] Yes The Mini Crossword