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COLD CUT: The word CHILL (a synonym for COLD) is CUT by each theme answer: CHEAP THRILL, CHARCOAL GRILL, and CAPITOL HILL. I always attempt to guess the puzzle's theme from the title.
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Leonard Dawe, Telegraph crossword compiler, created these puzzles at his home in Leatherhead. Dawe was headmaster of Strand School, which had been evacuated to Effingham, Surrey. Adjacent to the school was a large camp of US and Canadian troops preparing for D-Day, and as security around the camp was lax, there was unrestricted contact between ...
Neuman on Mad 30, published December 1956. Alfred E. Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humor magazine Mad.The character's distinct smiling face, gap-toothed smile, freckles, red hair, protruding ears, and scrawny body date back to late 19th-century advertisements for painless dentistry, also the origin of his "What, me worry?"
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It is said that the child relinquishes their worries to the dolls during the night and by the next morning, all sorrows are said to have been taken away by the worry doll and they can move forward refreshed the next day. [4] [5] Worry dolls have also played a role in modern pediatrics and child psychiatry.
A rebus made up solely of letters (such as "CU" for "See you") is known as a gramogram, grammagram, or letteral word. This concept is sometimes extended to include numbers (as in "Q8" for "Kuwait", or "8" for "ate"). [3] Rebuses are sometimes used in crossword puzzles, with multiple letters or a symbol fitting into a single square. [4]
[citation needed] If the cut is deep enough, it can sever the abdominal aorta, causing death by rapid exsanguination. [7] Seppuku occurred in 1177 by Minamoto Tametomo. [8] Minamoto fought in the Hōgen war; after being defeated, he was exiled to Ōshima, [8] later deciding to try to take over the island.