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Ronald Edward Harris (born 13 November 1944), known by the nickname "Chopper" for his tough style of defending, is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris captained Chelsea to FA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success, and made a club record 795 appearances.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author. Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical fictional crime novels and children's books.
Chopper is a 2000 Australian crime drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, in his feature directorial debut, based on the autobiographical books by the criminal turned author Mark "Chopper" Read. The film stars Eric Bana as the title character and co-stars Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon, Kate Beahan and David Field. The film follows ...
Guinness Book of Astronomy - Patrick Moore; Guinness Book of Records - Ross and Norris McWhirter (1955-present) Gulistan (book) - Sa'di; Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift ; A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales - L. Sprague de Camp ; Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond
Chopper (archaeology), a stone tool; Chopper (electronics), a switching device; Chopper (ghost), an alleged ghost in Germany; Chopper (propeller), a propeller design; Chopper (rap), a vocal delivery style; Chopper (Star Wars character), a droid from the Star Wars Rebels animated series; Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman in L. Frank Baum's Oz series