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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, while the black squares are used to ...
With this modification, the puzzle's solution demands the more careful god-interrogation given at the top of The Solution section. Unanswerable questions and exploding god-heads [ edit ] In A simple solution to the hardest logic puzzle ever , [6] B. Rabern and L. Rabern offer a variant of the puzzle: a god, confronted with a paradox, will say ...
Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Similar names that share this origin include Ivan, Ian, and Juan. "John" itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן (romanised: Yəhôḥānān), meaning " Yahweh is gracious".
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.
Hadrian - This Roman emperor's name means "from Hadria." Sounds like the perfect moniker for your future leader. 14. Hale - This English name means "hero" or "champion." 15. Jaxon - A variation of ...
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. Died. January 14, 1945 (1945-01-14) (aged 73) Clearwater, Florida, United States. Citizenship. United Kingdom (1871–1945) United States (1920s–1945) Known for. Inventor of crossword puzzle. Arthur Wynne (June 22, 1871 – January 14, 1945) was the British -born inventor of the modern crossword puzzle .
Rani Velu Nachiyar (Tamil: இராணி வேலு நாச்சியார்) was an 18th-century Indian Queen from Sivaganga. Rani Velu Nachiyar was the first Queen to fight against the British in India, even preceding the famous Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. She was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the daughter of Chellamuthu Sethupathy.
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924).