That Is Not Happening Crossword Clue (2023)

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What are clues in crossword? ›

Clue: A crossword clue is a hint that the solver must decipher to find the answer that is then entered into the puzzle grid. Clues are not necessarily dictionary definitions; they can involve puns, anagrams and other types of wordplay.

Fill-Ins, also known as Fill-It-Ins or Word Fill-Ins, are a variation of the common crossword puzzle in which words, rather than clues, are given, and the solver must work out where to place them. Fill-Ins are common in puzzle magazines along with word searches, cryptograms, and other logic puzzles.

Putting "...say" at the end of a clue is a deft way of indicating a soundalike without drawing much attention to it, but it can of course also mean, say, "for example". Orlando had an ingeniously devious puzzle which indicated some soundalikes this way: 29ac Limits of main advance restricted Communist leader, say (9)

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in spite of everything, such as: anyway, nevertheless, against, although, aside from, and at any cost.

sign, hint, trace, evidence, mark, key.

A quick crossword usually relies on a one- or two-word clue which is a simple definition of the answer required. Many words have different meaning, so that the clue 'ball' could lead to the answer 'sphere', 'orb', or 'dance'.

A word search, word find, word seek, word sleuth or mystery word puzzle is a word game that consists of the letters of words placed in a grid, which usually has a rectangular or square shape. The objective of this puzzle is to find and mark all the words hidden inside the box.

A cryptic clue leads to its answer only if it is read in the right way. What the clue appears to say when read normally (the surface reading) is a distraction and usually has nothing to do with the clue answer. The challenge is to find the way of reading the clue that leads to the solution.

Perhaps the most famous is the November 5, 1996, puzzle by Jeremiah Farrell, published on the day of the U.S. presidential election, which has been featured in the movie Wordplay and the book The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende, as well as discussed by Peter Jennings on ABC News, featured on CNN, and elsewhere.

You've probably already noticed that some of the clues contain only a dash. In crosswords, that usually means that the answer to the dashed clue is the continuation of another entry.

What does comma say mean in a crossword puzzle? ›

Essentially, comma say means that the entry and the clue can mean the same thing, in certain contexts, but they're not a perfect 1-to-1 definitional match.

Gym – PE (Physical Education) or PT (Physical Training)

On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to absent-minded, such as: absent, absorbed, abstracted, airheaded, bemused, and careless.

synonyms for scattered

On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scattered, such as: dispersed, distributed, sprinkled, diffuse, diffused, and disorganized.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to immediately, such as: directly, forthwith, instantly, promptly, rapidly, and shortly.

Every letter is checked (i.e. is part of both an "across" word and a "down" word) and usually each answer must contain at least three letters. In such puzzles shaded squares are typically limited to about one-sixth of the total.