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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  3. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  4. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    CAT MOM (9D: Woman who might be ignored when she says "pspspsps") This clue reminds me of the "Pspspsps" puzzle we saw in February of this year (constructed by Amie Walker). Pspspsps is an ...

  6. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword ...

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    The abbreviation of high school in the clue alerts solvers that the answer will be an abbreviation. EEL (12D: Fish compared to the Grinch) "You're as cuddly as a cactus / You're as charming as an ...

  7. Crossword

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    Crossword. Solve puzzle clues across and down to fill the numbered rows and columns of the grid with words and phrases. By Masque Publishing

  8. Jumble - Wikipedia

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    The current syndicated version found in most daily newspapers (under the official title Jumble--That Scrambled Word Game) has four base anagrams, two of five letters and two of six, followed by a clue and a series of blank spaces into which the answer to the clue fits. The answer to the clue is generally a pun of some sort. A weekly "kids ...

  9. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.