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Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) and have magenta-colored base stems.These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy.
The earliest escape-the-room game, called 'Origin', dates back from 2006. [2] It was created in Silicon Valley by a group of system programmers. In the same year, similar games became popular throughout China and Japan. From 2007, the concept became a worldwide phenomenon, with over 306 companies currently running live escape games. [3]
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.
Derek Carver reviewed Clue Quest for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "We all enjoyed the playtest well enough with one member keen to continue after the agreed number of rounds. I would give it a couple of stars but the player who was more enthusiastic than I would, I am sure, give it four.
The New York Times has used video games as part of its journalistic efforts, among the first publications to do so, [13] contributing to an increase in Internet traffic; [14] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, The New York Times began offering its newspaper online, and along with it the crossword puzzles, allowing readers to solve puzzles on their computers.
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak (Quercus – "bog oak"), pine , yew , swamp cypress and kauri . Bog-wood is often removed from fields and placed in clearance cairns. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be "comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods".
A small, multi-stemmed and slow growing tree with a disorderly growth twiggy limbs. [5] It is a shrub or rarely a small tree, reaching a height up to 6 metres. [4] [5] [8] [7] The pinnate with 3-5 leaflets, deeply veined, polished alternated dark green leaves are 15–25 cm long and distinctive for their broadly winged axis and reddish veins ...