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Unlike in some easier puzzles in other outlets, the number of words in the answer is not given in the clue—so a one-word clue can have a multiple-word answer. [ 26 ] The theme, if any, will be applied consistently throughout the puzzle; e.g., if one of the theme entries is a particular variety of pun, all the theme entries will be of that type.
Stanley Newman (crossword editor) Stanley Newman (born July 19, 1952) is an American puzzle creator, editor, and publisher. Newman has been the editor of the Newsday Sunday crossword puzzle since 1988 and the editor of the Newsday daily crossword puzzle since 1992. He is also a trivia buff and the co-author of a trivia encyclopedia, 15,003 ...
South Park. characters. South Park title image from season 17 with the four main characters: (left to right) Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman in the foreground and most of the recurring, supporting characters in the background. South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt ...
When the 9th Cohort of Batavians left in 105 AD, their fort was demolished. The 1st Cohort of Tungrians returned to Vindolanda, built a larger wooden fort and remained here until Hadrian's Wall was built around 122 AD, when they moved, most likely to Vercovicium ( Housesteads Roman Fort ) on the wall, about two miles to the north-east of ...
wWth the intensity and focus of a super-obsessed fan, In The Know put together a brief history of stanning — and how the concept has evolved over time.
What’s a “stan?”. It means mega-fan and the slang word has both hot and cold vibes. Stan is a combination of the words “stalker” and “fan.”. It’s a noun and a verb that describes ...
Decimation. Etching by William Hogarth in Beaver's Roman Military Punishments (1725) In the military of ancient Rome, decimation (from Latin decimatio 'removal of a tenth' [ 1]) was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed by members of his cohort. The discipline was used by senior commanders in the Roman ...
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.