10) Crosswords Misc Questions
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This article is from the Crosswords FAQ, by James A. Lundon (jlundon@xstacy.enet.dec.com) with numerous contributions by others.
10) Crosswords Misc Questions
Q: Is there an official Archiver for the rec.puzzles.crosswords
newsgroup?
Well not really... Ross Beresford has, on occasions, been known to
be able to dig up the odd article or two, which may have gone out of
date on the local newserver of choice. This service is performed on
a completely personal basis and he doesn't want to be considered the
official newsgroup archiver! Let's say he won't be too happy if you
come in his direction asking for the past years r.p.crosswords articles.
Q: What is "The Grauniad" ?
It's a joke name for British newspaper "The Guardian" which is legendary
for its numerous typos. For example, in a 1992 crossword in the weekly
version of the paper, the last clue was omitted!
Q: Is Bill Clinton a crossword fan?
Yes.
Q: I'm British: what are "British style" crosswords? "American style"?
"British style" is a common American name for cryptic crosswords.
"American style" is the type of crossword that appears in all the daily
newspapers there. They are not cryptic, so are like British "concise"
or "quick" crosswords. The main difference is that every square is
checked: i.e. every square is in two clues, and there are many fewer
black squares than in a British concise. Often this means that obscure
words, names of famous people, initials etc. appear as answers.
Q: What new words are there in Chambers latest edition?
Ross Beresford and Roger Philips have collected over 1100 such words and
the list can be obtained on request from Ross Beresford
(ross@bryson.demon.co.uk).
Q: What is ROT13 ?
This is a very simple encryption: each letter is mapped to the letter 13
away from it in the alphabet. You can decode it easily by hand. In this
newsgroup it is usually used only to disguise clue answers or other
small items that some people may not want to see.
See the crossword archive for a fuller explanation by Ryan Harding.
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