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11th January 2009, 08:41 PM
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Hi friends,
Let us start a new week of the new year on a new page! May our happy exercises continue with the same enthusiasm!

The link to the grid is http://www.hindu.com/
Find the grid in the miscellaneaous section listed on the left.

As a guide for quick reference I post here some old posts by former friends:


Favourite sources of abbreviations include:

Books of the bible: eg IS or ISA (Isaiah), MIC (Micah)

Bridge players: so, 'partners' might be NS or EW and 'opponents' might be NE, SW, etc

Chemical elements: eg AG (silver), AU (gold), CU (copper), W (tungsten)

Chess notation: B, K, N, Q, R, X

Directions: L, R or E, N, S, W (and compounds). Also note that the compass points are sometimes described as quarter points or cardinal points

Military terminology: eg COL, GEN, GI, IC, LT, OC, OR, RA, RE, TA. Often clued as 'soldiers', 'officer' or similar

Musical notes: either as a single letter (D, E, G) or as a phonetic note (DO, RE, MI)

Roman numerals: D, I, L, M, V, X. Often clued as 'lots', 'a number' or the specific numeral

Measurement prefixes: eg K, M.

This table lists some other useful abbreviations and obscure definitions. Abbreviations covered above are not listed again unless there is another meaning of the same word.

Clue Word Possible interpretations
Appeal IT

Bishop B, RR (Right Reverend) Book B, VOL, any book of the BibleBooks NT, OT

Drug ACID, E, H, HORSE, sometimes even a 'real' drug name (eg ASPIRIN)!

Enemy DEATH

Friend ALLY, CHINA (from the rhyming slang), MATE, PAL

Italian IT (from Italian Vermouth in 'Gin and It')

Jack HANGMAN (after a famous executioner, Jack Ketch), J, KETCH (goes particulartly well with 'sailor'), see 'Sailor'

King COLE, ER, GR, K, LEAR, R

Learn CON

Lights LUNGS, WINDOWS, crossword answers (so, may be self-referencing)

Line(s) L, RY (railway), RWY

Love O (from 'love' meaning zero and the shape)

New N, signpost for anagram

Old O

Peter SAFE (a well-known brand name has become a slang word for safe)

Queen ER, Q, R

Sailor AB, JACK, TAR

See Remember that it can mean 'BISHOPRIC' (ELY most commonly used), signpost for extraction


Ship SS


Short time M, MIN, MO, S, SEC, T, TIM (ie 'time' shortened)


Smell HUM


Time H, HR, M, MIN, S, SEC, T


Union MARRIAGE, NUR, NUT

Volunteers TA


Way AVE, RD, ST, any direction


soldier-GI(government issue)
sailor-AB(able bodied)
worker-ant/bee/hand
expert -ace
advertisement-ad(simple!)
article-a/an/the
account-ac
before-ere
silver-ag
sodium-na...
gold-au(can also be or)

when-as
fool-ass
snake-asp...
street-st,ave(avenue)
road-rd
fear-awe
degree-BA
master,scholar-MA
accountant-CA
cot-bed
cold-c
about-Re(regarding)
C(circa)
able-can

old girl-MA(mother)
piano-p
attorney/advocate-DA(district attorney)
with-and
when-as
debt-IOU
editor-ed
doctor-doc,dr,mb,mo(medical officer)
dog-cur(could be any breed)
the French-la,le
of French-de
flap-ear
applaud-clap
rodent-rat
deserter-rat
sailor-ab,tar,jack
ship-ss(steem ship)

i have-ive(i've)
i am-im
author-i/me
breather- nose, lungs
listener- ear
worker- ant, hand
exercise- PE
work, operation- op
princess, lady- Di
queen- ER,Q, R
support(er)- leg, staff, bra
hesitation- er
mistake- err
about- re
again- re
alternate- or
ten-x
fifty- L
hundred- C
large number- L, C,M
gold- au, or
silver- ag
copper- cu
tin- sn
spanish article- el
German- und
Note- do, re, me...
notice- ad, bill
look- lo,see
here- ibid
ditto- do
party- do
sex appeal- it
politician- MP, MLA
gangster- Al(from Al Capone)
that is- ie
artist- ar
Air Force- RAF
navy- rn
professional, expert- pro, ace
drink- ale, lager, beer, port, tea
model- t
love- o
nought- o
direct- go
direction, point- N,E,W,S
pole- N,S
road, way etc- st,rd
labour, group- tu (trade union)
good man, saint- st
sailor- ab, Jack, Tar
ship- ss
short time- M, Min, Mo, s, sec, t ,Tim
union- marriage, nur, nut
volunteers- TA
way- ave, Rd, st

(Forgive repetitions!)

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