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The clues and puzzles used throughout the run were written by veteran crossword puzzle maker Timothy Parker, who also writes the USA Today crossword and was hand-picked by Griffin. Crosswords was sold to approximately 100+ markets and aired during the 2007-2008 season, usually placed in mid-morning or early afternoon slots.
The contestant can pass on a word if it is too difficult, returning to any passed words if time remains on the clock. Clue givers must keep their hands on the electronic tablet at all times. Clue givers cannot use a word itself, a part of a word, or a derivative form of a word, in a clue. Clue givers are also forbidden from using hand gestures.
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.
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 letter, while the black squares are used to ...
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A team also receives a strike if the clue giver gives an illegal clue (such as a two-word clue, or using any form of either word). A team with three strikes is eliminated. In Season 3, Episode 1, and Season 4, Episode 19, DeGeneres and Boss act as clue givers for two audience members. DeGeneres once declared Danger Word was her favorite game.
A clue containing a comparative or superlative always has an answer in the same degree (e.g., [Most difficult] for TOUGHEST). [6] The answer word(s) will not appear in the clue itself. The number of words in the answer is not given in the clue—so a one-word clue can have a multiple-word answer. [28]
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