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  2. Pacemaker (running) - Wikipedia

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    A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle- or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing. Pacemakers are frequently employed by race organisers for world record attempts with specific instructions for lap times.

  3. Indianapolis 500 pace cars - Wikipedia

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    The pace car (a Chevrolet Corvette) leads the field past an accident site at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number ...

  4. John Halpern - Wikipedia

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    Practising writing clues from early in the morning until midnight, seven days a week, Halpern forgot about his degree. He’d read it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert – so chose to do 20,000 hours. An entire crossword would be written, and the best clue only chosen to go in its replacement puzzle – the others would be discarded.

  5. Pace Setters - Wikipedia

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    Pace's athletic facilities are highlighted by the 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m 2) Goldstein Health, Fitness and Recreation Center in Pleasantville, New York, which boasts a 2,400-seat arena, eight-lane swimming pool, weight/fitness room, aerobics/dance room, training room, locker rooms, equipment room, meeting rooms, and offices of the athletics department.

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Setter – I, ME, ONE (meaning the setter of the crossword) Setter's – MY (meaning the setter of the crossword) Sex appeal – IT (after Clara Bow – the It girl) or SA; Shilling – S; Ship – SS (steam ship) Ship's officer – PO (petty officer) Shirt – T; Short wave – SW; Side – LEG, OFF, ON; Significant other – SO

  7. Roger Squires - Wikipedia

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    Roger Squires. Squires in 2005. Roger Squires (22 February 1932 – 1 June 2023) was a British crossword compiler/setter, who lived in Ironbridge, Shropshire. He was best known for being the world's most prolific compiler. He compiled under the pseudonym Rufus in The Guardian, Dante in The Financial Times and was the Monday setter for the Daily ...

  8. Pacesetters - Wikipedia

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    Pacesetters. Pacesetters was a proposed energy-harvesting scheme created by Facility Architects, a London -based design firm. Its announced aim was to harness the vibrations generated by activities within a city and generate electricity for lighting purposes. [1] The electronics company Philips and Hull University also took part in the project.

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Crossword. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are ...