unch
unch noun: an unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both). Also the abbreviation of unchanged.
Noun
unch (plural unches)
- An unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
- The Sympathy Crossword Grid Editor supports:
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o flagging of lights outside a configurable unch range1994 September 24, Ross Beresford <ross@bryson.demon.co.uk>, “symp10.zip - Crossword Grid Editor for MS Windows 3.1”, in comp.archives.msdos.announce (Usenet) - From 1933 onwards the grids were standard grids. Then, for some reason, there was a blip in the late 1940s, a couple of the grids from that era had double unches and double checking.2005 November 17, Colin Blackburn <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk>, “Re: 75 Years of the Times Crossword - quick review”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords (Usenet)
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Also used as
unch is also the abbreviation of unchanged.
Forms of unch
| plural | unches |
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Origin of unch
Clipping of unchecked square.
Clipping of unchanged.
Questions about unch
- What does unch mean?
- Unch means an unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
- What part of speech is unch?
- Unch is a noun.
- What is the plural of unch?
- The plural of unch is unches.
Words near unch in the dictionary
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