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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 ...
MARGARET NAGLE won the Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America award for writing the movie's script, an award that recognizes a writer whose script "embodies the spirit of the ...
The quotation marks around the word crowned in the clue indicate that this word is paired with the answer to form the name of a bird of prey. EAR (6D: Serving of corn) and CHEESIEST (22D: Most ...
Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructors. Shannon & Will: In November, editor Amanda Rafkin wrote a USA TODAY puzzle titled "Secret Crush".That inspired us to look for a hidden anagram theme ...
Raw "trial and error" is best used when only two or three words can potentially fit at a given location; temporarily assume one of the words, and see if an impossible letter combination results. If so, that word is not the one that should go in the grid at that location. [ 3 ]
An American-style 15×15 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 ...
Somehow that clue just clicked for me and I was able to plonk that answer in without the help of any crossing answers. That's always an amazing feeling. Thank you, Rafa, for this excellent puzzle.
Generally speaking, a balk is any illegal action by the pitcher when there is a runner (or runners) on base. A pitcher who assumes a legal pitching position - the windup or set - may elect to deliver a pitch to the batter, legally disengage the rubber (by stepping back with the pivot foot and dropping his hands to his sides if he is in the ...