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Woodcutters ( German title: Holzfällen) is a novel by Thomas Bernhard, originally published in German in 1984. A roman à clef, its subject is the theatre and it forms the second part of a trilogy, between The Loser (1983) and Old Masters (1985) which deal with music and painting respectively. Its publication created an uproar in Austria ...
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.
Among them is the accusation that 'Thou hast been to me like the tree that said to its woodcutters, "If something of me were not in your hands, ye had not fallen upon me”.' [1] This refers to the fact that the axes of the woodmen have wooden shafts and the trees have therefore contributed to their own doom. A number of proverbs derive from ...
Giselle ( / dʒɪˈzɛl /; [ 1] French: [ʒizɛl] ), originally titled Giselle, ou les Wilis ( French: [ʒizɛl u le vili], Giselle, or The Wilis ), is a romantic ballet ("ballet-pantomime") [ 2] in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first performed by the Ballet du ...
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The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.
The contestant is shown the first unrevealed letter in the word, and a clue is given. Correct answers score points based on the length of the word (similar to both The Cross-Wits and the 1980 NBC version of Chain Reaction); a contestant who correctly solves three words in a single turn is awarded bonus points. The contestant keeps control until ...
Crossword (1966; two unsold pilots hosted by George Fenneman) The Cross-Wits (1975–1980) and its revival, The New Cross Wits (1986–1987) Merv Griffin's Crosswords (2007–2008) The Cube (2021–present; began as a 2010 unsold pilot hosted by Neil Patrick Harris)