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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.
Robert J. O'Neill (born 10 April 1976) is a former United States Navy SEAL (1996–2012), TV news contributor, and author. After participating in May 2011's Operation Neptune Spear with SEAL Team Six, O'Neill was the subject of controversy for claiming to be the sole individual to kill Osama bin Laden.
Senior Member may refer to: Senior Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong; Senior Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong; Senior Member, a rank in the United States' Civil Air Patrol; Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Senior Member of the IEEE
Abbreviations, the use of a foreign language, variant spellings, or other unusual word tricks are indicated in the clue. A crossword creator might choose to clue the answer SEN (as in the abbreviation for "senator") as "Washington bigwig: Abbr." or "Member of Cong.", with the abbreviation in the clue indicating that the answer is to be ...
King's Counsel came to prominence during the early 1830s, prior to which they were relatively few in number. It became the standard means to recognise a barrister as a senior member of the profession, and the numbers multiplied accordingly. [7] It became of greater professional importance to become a KC, and the serjeants gradually declined.
Outside of his writing career, Jennings won the rookie division of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2006. [86] He was an active member of the trivia app FleetWit, regularly playing in the live trivia races. [87] As of March 2018, on average, he had answered 89 percent of questions correctly and has won over $2,000. [88]
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The name was also given to the senior priest in each of the "title" churches (the parish churches) of Rome and to the bishops of the seven sees surrounding the city. By the 8th century the Roman cardinals constituted a privileged class among the Roman clergy. They took part in the administration of the Church of Rome and in the papal liturgy.