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As a result, war-related words including those codenames got into the crosswords; Dawe said later that at the time he did not know that these words were military codewords. On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid , 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a ...
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 ...
Cher often speaks in Valley Girl slang (including new idioms coined by the writers of Clueless). Her role in the film and series is that of the central protagonist; many of the plot lines revolve around, or involve, Cher in some way, although sub-plots, particularly in the TV series, allow the focus to shift from her toward others and back.
Clues are an integral part of the 1943 board game Cluedo. A clue or a hint is a piece of information bringing someone closer to a conclusion [1] or which points to the right direction towards the solution. [2] It is revealed either because it is discovered by someone who needs it or because it is shared (given) by someone else.
— James Guthrie, Scottish Presbyterian minister (1 June 1661), prior to execution by hanging for high treason "Jesus, oh Jesus, you are my God, my justice, my strength, my all." [8] [note 93] — Marie Angélique Arnauld, Abbess of the Abbey of Port-Royal (6 August 1661) "It is a bad cause which cannot bear the words of a dying man." [17 ...
Pyrrhic victory: a victory paid for so dearly that it potentially could lead to a later defeat ("a battle won, a war lost"). Raid; Rank: a single line of soldiers. Reconnaissance; Reconnoitre: to go to an area (reconnoitering) to find out information of the exact location of an enemy force.
Wheel of Fortune introduced crossword puzzles during the season finale week with a provided clue and interlocking words as part of the puzzle. This marks the first time words and answers are presented in vertical format. [138] 10
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 or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...