This time we bring you information about the crossword clue Four-score that was published at Evening Standard - Quick crossword puzzle page.
Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle
Today's clue "Four score" leads to the answer "EIGHTY" as it references a historical context from one of the most famous speeches in American history, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The phrase "Four score" is an indirect way of stating "four times twenty," with a score representing 20 years. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln begins with the words "Four score and seven years ago," meaning 87 years ago, setting the historical context of the speech as 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence. By knowing this historical reference, puzzlers can correctly deduce that "Four score" equates to the number 80, which is represented by the word "EIGHTY" in the crossword puzzle.
Definition of "EIGHTY"
equivalent to the product of eight and ten; ten less than ninety; 80
Example :The Crossword clue "Four-score" published 23 time/s & has 1 answer/s.
Crossword | Date | Answer |
Evening Standard - Quick | 2 August 2023 | EIGHTY |
The Telegraph - Quick | 21 May 2023 | EIGHTY |
Lovatts Enigma | 11 September 2022 | EIGHTY |
Lovatts Universal | 19 December 2021 | EIGHTY |
The Sun Two Speed | 8 January 2018 | EIGHTY |
The Washington Post | 25 November 2016 | EIGHTY |
Irish Times Simplex | 25 June 2016 | EIGHTY |
The Times Concise | 31 October 2013 | EIGHTY |
The Guardian | 16 July 2012 | EIGHTY |
Universal | 3 June 2012 | EIGHTY |