Cryptic mini #17

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• squicc 🤓3:03 · 2024-01-11T01:37:57.510Z

  pretty cool ! I like how you make these 3 letter ones work.

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  • nate constructor · 2024-01-11T03:02:14.465Z

    thanks!

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• Oliver Hardy 5:38 · 2024-01-11T06:34:00.087Z

  Thanks - relatively difficult; a few caused me problems.

  5A Is W a recognised abbreviation for "win"? I can't find it in my references.

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  • Larry Edelstein 🤓4:36 · 2024-01-11T20:33:38.947Z

    Well its in sports reporting all the time, there’s the expression “take the W” (meaning you won the argument or whatever, now stop fighting)

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    • Oliver Hardy 5:38 · 2024-01-12T08:18:24.097Z

      Thanks for the reply; obviously US v UK again!

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  • nate constructor · 2024-01-12T04:37:37.909Z

    I’m surprised that it’s not in more dictionaries, but W for win is common in sports and in slang, as Larry said.

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    • Oliver Hardy 5:38 · 2024-01-12T08:17:43.935Z

      Thanks for taking the time to reply; in the UK W is usually "won", as in the league tables for sports (W, L, D for won, lost , drawn); interestingly, Chambers abbreviation dictionary includes "won" (W) but does not have L for "lost" and D for "drawn". It must be another US v UK issue. Thanks for the information; another abbreviation for my list!

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      • nate constructor · 2024-01-12T10:02:18.090Z

        Ah interesting, thanks for the info! For reference I’m from New Zealand, so my cultural influences are kind of an amalgamation of UK and US

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