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

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    AB INITIO: Each theme answer has the initials A.B.: A IR B UBBLE, A NDRE B RAUGHER, and A PPLE B UTTER. AB INITIO is a Latin phrase that means "from the beginning." Today, the word INITIO is ...

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    The steps for making COFFEE not only appear in the theme answers, but also appear in the puzzle in the order in which they are performed. First, ROAST the COFFEE beans. Next, GRIND the beans ...

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    Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructor. Jess: Themeless puzzles are my favorite to make, because you can fill them with fun words and interesting clues. I enjoy many of the longer answers ...

  5. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times crossword grid. Will Shortz does not write the Times crossword himself; a wide variety of contributors submit puzzles to him. A full specification sheet listing the paper's requirements for crossword puzzle submission can be found online or by writing to the paper.

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Will Shortz - Wikipedia

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    Will Shortz. 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.

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    Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis. LAY-UP: The word LAY is found backwards – that is, going UP – in each vertical theme answer: BRAND Y AL EXANDER, NOT B Y A L ONG SHOT, and BAB Y AL BUM. The ...

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 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 letter ...