The German language has a beautiful expression, Aha-Erlebnis, to describe the moment when you solve a problem or you get a sudden insight, like finding the answer to a crossword clue or understanding a phrase in a new language. Emil and I wish the readers ofPhase Shape.smany real live ...
letters on a ouija board, and the poet’s mind moves over them, randomly at first and then with closer focus until something emerges that’s coherent, or somehow resolved. The weirdness of crossword clues remains, but not their solvability. Here’s an example, ‘Calypsonic’ from page 5:...
Such a broad spectrum of retailing lends weight to the defendants’ assertion that Lockwood claims control of all e-commerce. (PanIP’s full name, Pangea Intellectual Properties, might also be a clue here. “Pangea” is Greek for “all of the Earth.”) Lockwood says his patents apply only...
But no matter which Kindle you’re using, there’s never any typing involved, and you don’t even need to re-arrange any of the letters, since they’re all already in the order that they’ll appear in the final word. You just need to “throw in the vowel” in your head — figure...
The digital version of the NYT crossword is accessible worldwide, increasing the user base and popularity of NYT games. No longer a fan of NYT Crossword Clue: No Longer a Fan of NYT Crossword is a new trend for NYT games. Since 1942, NYT has only seen increased popularity for crosswor...
LA Times - January 10, 2006 New York Times - June 12, 2005 USA Today - January 23, 2004 Found an answer for the clue"Ah, me!"that we don't have? Then pleasesubmit itto us so we can make the clue database even better!
Even ambivalent letters which attempt to signal concerns about candidates do so obscured behind euphemism and buzzword that is difficult to decode unambiguously. (Here is a tongue-in-cheek but sadly all-too-true, guide to decoding letters of reference, although not specific to medical aspirants.)...
Look at the letters in the words of this sentence, for example. Why are they shaped the way that they are? Why did we come up with As, Ms and Zs and the other characters of the alphabet? And is there any underlying similarity between the many kinds of alphabet used on the planet?