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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.
William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
A crossword(or crossword puzzle) is a word gameconsisting 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 separate ...
Speaking to the media about Kate completing her chemotherapy, Prince William said: "It's good news but there is still a long way to go." Prince William was greeted by a crowd outside the school ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.
The game is played among three contestants. On a player's turn, they choose one of 8, 9, 10, or 11 words on the board, identifying it in the same way as a regular crossword puzzle (i.e., 1-across, etc.). The contestant is shown the first unrevealed letter in the word, and a clue is given.
There But for You Go I: 1947: Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe: There Goes That Song Again: 1943: Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne: There I Go: 1941 (radio) Weiser, Hy Zaret: There Used to Be a Ballpark: 1973: Joe Raposo: There Will Never Be Another You: 1961: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren (There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin: 1943-8: Joe Bushkin ...
The Native American answer to Mount Rushmore, started in 1948 and still nowhere near completed. Cuyahoga River: Environmentalism in the United States essentially started because a river in Cleveland kept on catching fire. Dave Thomas Circle: A six-way intersection in Northeast D.C. with a Wendy's restaurant located in the middle until 2021. The ...