Our word “arcade” comes from the Latin “arcus” meaning “arc”. However, Atari never really recovered from the video game industry crash of 1983. 45 Arcade pioneer : ATARIįounded in 1972, electronics and video game manufacturer Atari was once the fastest-growing company in US history. The game has very old roots, with a Latin version that uses the words “Cicero dicit fac hoc” (Cicero says do this). But the players should only obey when the controller uses the words, “Simon says …”. The idea is for the players of the game to obey the “controller” who gives instructions. The stencil is placed over a surface to be printed and then the printing medium is applied, so that the medium only attaches to the surface beneath the perforations. 39 Sign-lettering aid : STENCILĪ stencil is a sheet of impervious material with perforations in the shape of letters or a design. Keene is home to Keene State College as well as Antioch University New England. The New Hampshire city of Keene was named in 1753 after Sir Benjamin Keene, who was the British Ambassador to Spain at the time. 35 New Hampshire college town that sounds peachy : KEENE Since then, Wham-O has marketed a string of hit toys including the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, Slip ‘N Slide, Silly String, Hacky Sack and Boogie Board. Wham-O was founded in 1948, with the company’s first product being the Wham-O slingshot. “Fútbol” is the Spanish word for “football, soccer”. The sheltered side of an island, for example, might be referred to as the “lee” side. If a sailor points into the wind, he or she is pointing aweather. 28 Out of the wind : ALEEĪlee is the direction away from the wind. In Spanish, a “rata” (female rat) is the mate of a “rato” (male rat). “Noob” is a not-so-nice slang term for a “newbie”, and often refers to someone who is new to an online community. 19 Tide competitor : ERAĮra was the first liquid laundry detergent produced by Procter & Gamble. I guess the idea is that the hearth is usually the focus of a room. “Focus” is a Latin word meaning “hearth, fireplace”. 14 Sharpen the image in the viewfinder : FOCUSĪ focus (plural “foci”) is a point of convergence, or a center of activity. “Frisk” somehow took on the meaning “pat down in a search” in the late 1700s. 11 Frisk, as a suspect, with “down” : PAT …īack in the 1500s, the verb “to frisk” meant “to dance, frolic”, a sense that carries through to our contemporary adjective “frisky”. If one is capable, one might jokingly be described as “ept”, the ostensible opposite of “inept”.
The captain of the anchored vessel has a daughter of marrying age. The Flying Dutchman’s ghost ship ties up alongside a vessel sheltering from an icy storm.
A chance for salvation comes round once every seven years, if the Dutchman is able to find a wife who loves him. The title character is a sailor who is cursed to sail the seas forever on a ghostly ship. “The Flying Dutchman” (“Der fliegende Holländer” in German) is an opera by Richard Wagner. Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, capsicum sprayĪccident & emergency, emergency department, ear, nose & throatĪbbreviation, Jack Tar, able-bodied seamanĪbbreviation, rex, His Majesty, His Royal Highness, King George, King CharlesĪbbreviation, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight of the Garter, chessĪlphabet sounds like ‘F’, ‘L’, ‘M’, etc.Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Acrossġ Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman,” e.g. Physical therapy/training, physical education Penny, denarius, chemical symbol, police constable (slang)Īlternating current, direct current, unit, Anno DominiĪbbreviation, Celsius, Fahrenheit, Bachelor of Arts, Master of ArtsĪppearance, extended play, long play, compact discĪbbreviation, Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Medicinae Doctor, Medical Officer, general practitionerĬivil engineer, royal engineer, mechanical engineer New York, Los Angeles, City of London (Postcode) Old Testament, New Testament, manuscript, Genesis Royal Electrical and Mechanical EngineersĪbbreviation, chess, Right Reverend, Doctor of Divinity We will soon be adding a ‘how to’ section that will provide more detailed instructions to help solve cryptic crosswords. This reference guide can be quickly accessed to help work out what some of the more common clues might mean. Often these are not intuitive and require an explanation to clarify how and why the clue and answer are linked – e.g.
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One particularly challenging aspect for newcomers is the use of a word to mean a specific letter or series of letters. Cryptic crosswords are great fun but they have quite a steep initial learning curve.
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