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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Egg – O (the letter O loosely resembles the shape of an egg) Elected – IN. Electricity – AC (alternating current), DC (direct current) Eleven – II (II looks similar to 11), or XI ( Roman numerals) End of war – VE ( Victory in Europe, the end of World War II) Energy – E, J (joule) Engagement - GIG.

  3. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer. The second part is a long series of numbered blanks and spaces, representing a quotation ...

  4. HOTAS - Wikipedia

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    HOTAS. HOTAS, an acronym of hands on throttle-and-stick, is the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle lever and flight control stick in an aircraft cockpit. By adopting such an arrangement, pilots are capable of performing all vital functions as well as flying the aircraft without having to remove their hands from the controls.

  5. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  6. Big stick ideology - Wikipedia

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    Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, big stick philosophy, or big stick policy was a political approach used by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The terms are derived from an aphorism which Roosevelt often said: "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far". [1] The American press during his time, as well ...

  7. Glossary of golf - Wikipedia

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    Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player did not cause the ball to move on purpose. If the player addresses the ball and places the head of the club behind it and in doing so causes the ball ...

  8. Dictionary.com meanwhile says it is "used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English." [10] The word contains 34 letters and 14 syllables. Legal action [ edit ]

  9. Word ladder - Wikipedia

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    Word ladder (also known as Doublets, [1] word-links, change-the-word puzzles, paragrams, laddergrams, [2] or word golf) is a word game invented by Lewis Carroll. A word ladder puzzle begins with two words, and to solve the puzzle one must find a chain of other words to link the two, in which two adjacent words (that is, words in successive ...