Cryptic crossword — Cryptic crosswords are crossword puzzles in which each clue is a word puzzle in and of itself. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations … Wikipedia
Azed — The Azed crossword appears every Sunday in The Observer newspaper. It is compiled by Jonathan Crowther and has a small but devoted following. Azed succeeded Ximenes in 1971, making his nickname by reversing the name of another Inquisitor, Diego… … Wikipedia
Derrick Somerset Macnutt — Macnutt in his study at Christ s Hospital Derrick Somerset Macnutt (1902–1971) was a British crossword compiler who provided crosswords for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Ximenes.[1] He was one of the principal influences on the… … Wikipedia
Roger Squires — in 2005 Roger Squires (born 22 February 1932, in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England) is a British crossword compiler, living in Ironbridge, Shropshire, who is best known for being the world s most prolific compiler. Squires was educated at… … Wikipedia
Kearey — This interesting name is a variant of Carey which itself comes from three possible sources. Firstly, it may be the Anglicized version of the Gaelic, O Ciardha , the male descendant of (O) Chiardha , a personal name derived from ciar , dark, black … Surnames reference
Keary — This interesting name is a variant of Carey which itself comes from three possible sources. Firstly, it may be the Anglicized version of the Gaelic, O Ciardha , the male descendant of (O) Chiardha , a personal name derived from ciar , dark, black … Surnames reference
Henry Ford — This article is about the American industrialist. For other uses, see Henry Ford (disambiguation). Henry Ford … Wikipedia
Alastair Reynolds — Infobox Writer name = Alastair Reynolds imagesize = 200px caption = pseudonym = birthdate = 1966 birthplace = Barry, Wales, United Kingdom deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist, former research astronomer with the European Space Agency… … Wikipedia
United States congressional delegations from New York — These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a… … Wikipedia
2008 in chess — Events in chess during the year 2008:Events(Top events in bold)January*January 1 – Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) gains 14 rating points to move from number three to head the FIDE top 100 players lists at 2799. Viswanathan Anand (India) also at 2799… … Wikipedia