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From today's title, I was on the lookout for a synonym of the word TRACK hidden in each theme answer in reverse, going BACK. (There's an idea for another puzzle!) Filling in CHOO-CHOO TRAIN ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...
Also, it was just coincidence that it landed on January 1, but it's cool to start off 2025 with a puzzle. Thanks to Olivia for continuing to collaborate with me. Thanks to Amanda for amazing editing.
Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's puzzle was a four-by-four grid with no shaded squares; it included horizontal and vertical clues. [32]
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 ...
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) 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.
Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructor. Mike: Hi, all! I'm Mike Graczyk and thank you for solving my puzzle! Other than crosswords, I love coffee, cats, calculus, the Chicago Cubs, reading ...
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.