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[3] [11] Crossword Puzzle Challenges for Dummies, marketed more as a puzzle book than as a resource for aspiring constructors, was published in March 2004. [3] [11] After it had gone out of print, Berry reacquired the rights, updated it, and republished it as a PDF ebook, the Crossword Constructor's Handbook, in 2015. [4] [11] [12]
5 Down: Explosive that was originally used as a yellow dye — HINT: It ends with the letter "T" Answers to NYT's The Mini Crossword for Tuesday, January 14, 2025
"Books" for OT or NT, as in Old Testament or New Testament. "Sailor" for AB, abbreviation of able seaman. "Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword
Aric Egmont and Jennie Bass, a young couple in Boston, shared a love of crossword puzzles, and were accustomed to doing the Sunday crossword puzzle together. Intending to propose, and hoping for a great surprise, Aric approached Doug Most, the editor of the Globe Magazine, and through him, Cox and Rathvon, soliciting a special crossword. Cox ...
When an answer is composed of multiple or hyphenated words, some crosswords (especially in Britain) indicate the structure of the answer. For example, "(3,5)" after a clue indicates that the answer is composed of a three-letter word followed by a five-letter word. Most American-style crosswords do not provide this information.
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
Barbirolli's ambition was to conduct. He was the prime mover in establishing the Guild of Singers and Players Chamber Orchestra in 1924, [22] and in 1926 he was invited to conduct a new ensemble at the Chenil Gallery in Chelsea, [9] [23] initially called the "Chenil Chamber Orchestra" but later renamed "John Barbirolli's Chamber Orchestra". [24]
Beecham, whom the BBC called "Britain's first international conductor", [89] took the RPO on a strenuous tour through the United States, Canada and South Africa in 1950. [9] [5] During the North American tour, Beecham conducted 49 concerts in almost daily succession. [90] In 1951, he was invited to conduct at Covent Garden after a 12-year ...