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MAXI!, PAGE 39 There are incorrect extra arrows on the clue squares for ‘Fallen timbers’ and ‘Alcohol abstainer’. Thank you to T Barritt from Norwich for alerting us to this gremlin.   The post Colossus Crosswords 390 – Gremlin appeared first on Lovatts Crossword Puzzles Games & Trivia ..read more

Hello! The Greek alphabet was first used in the 8th century BC and is still used today. It has a set of 24 letters which you might see as mathematical symbols or the names of stars. Our own alphabet is named after the first two Greek letters, Alpha and Beta, and you may have noticed that some of these letters crop up as names for people or brands. You might be familiar with Delta Goodrem, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Omega watches. Alpha, being the first letter, implies ‘first’ or ‘leadership’, as in a first-class mark in a university exam or ‘alpha male’, the dominant man. Beta means second-best ..read more

The history of some of our colloquial or idiomatic phrases is often the subject of debate, as is the case with the expression ‘How’s your father?’ To a non-British person, it might sound like an innocent enquiry after the health of a parent, but there’s much more to it. Music hall comedian Harry Tate used the nonsensical catchphrase around 1915 as an escape clause to change the subject when he was unable to answer a question, such as “What happened to you last night Harry? You were supposed to come round” – “Oh I, er – how’s your father?” The expression became popular, gradually meaning ‘nonse ..read more

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