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Listener Crossword

Dim16 | 16:40 Sun 28th Nov 2021 | Crosswords

14 Answers

As a relative newcomer I am often thrown by abbreviations in wordplay. For example in recent puzzles 80 became 'r' and Libya became 'lar'. Do I need to buy Chambers? In a recent puzzle an answer was lulibubs which I didn't solve because none of the websites I use had it - would Chambers have a word like this?

Crossword Clue

Sunday Telegraph General Knowledge (Gk) Brain Games 109 Sunday November 28Th 2021 : Celebrities?

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jim360

Best Answer

16:49 Sun 28th Nov 2021

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elliemay1

Chambers gives it as an early form of lollipop

bookbinder

lulibubs does, indeed, appear to be a valid word:
https://word-finder.mobi/is-lulibubs-valid-scrabble-word
I'm not familiar with the Listener crossword. Do you find these abbreviations only in that crossword?

elliemay1

What was the qn?

jim360

A Chambers does help, to be sure. Although some of the more common abbreviations can be sourced from other places, it helps to have that single reference: If it isn't in C. (I think there is one other allowed reference that isn't already stated, I can't remember which though -- concise Oxford maybe>), then it's either not allowed or must be indicated in the Preamble what the reference is.

It's helpful to remember that Medieval Roman Numerals are a common usage, as are IVR codes, which explain both of your examples.