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Cryptic crossword — Cryptic crosswords are crossword puzzles in which each clue is a word puzzle in and of itself. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations … Wikipedia
crosswords — Crosswords, or crossword puzzles, first appeared in the US in the early 20th century. Today, many people in the US and in Britain regularly do crosswords, sometimes on the bus or train on their way to work. Most newspapers and magazines contain… … Universalium
Crossword abbreviations — Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as: current : AC (for alternating current ); less … Wikipedia
Crossword — For other uses of crossword, see crossword (disambiguation) An American style crossword grid layout A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the… … Wikipedia
Roger Squires — in 2005 Roger Squires (born 22 February 1932, in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England) is a British crossword compiler, living in Ironbridge, Shropshire, who is best known for being the world s most prolific compiler. Squires was educated at… … Wikipedia
Lovatts Publications — Infobox Company company name = Lovatts Publications company type = Proprietary Limited company slogan = Think inside the square. foundation = 1978, in Central Coast, NSW, Australia location = Gosford, New South Wales, Australia num employees =… … Wikipedia
Colin Dexter — Born 29 September 1930 (1930 09 29) (age 81) Stamford, Lincolnshire Occupation Novelist Genres Crime fiction … Wikipedia
John Galbraith Graham — The Reverend John Galbraith Graham MBE (born February 16, 1921) is a British crossword compiler, best known as Araucaria of The Guardian . He is also a Church of England priest.CareerGraham was raised in Oxford, where his father held the post of… … Wikipedia
National Puzzlers' League — The National Puzzlers League (NPL) is a nonprofit organization focused on puzzling, primarily in the realm of word play and word games. Founded in 1883, it is the oldest puzzlers organization in the world. It originally hosted semiannual… … Wikipedia
New York (magazine) — New York June 8, 1970 issue Editor Adam Moss Categories General interest Frequency Weekly Publisher … Wikipedia
