Not exactly Scrabble...

[Randi]

SCRABBLE. A badly written log. This term is used by the translators of the Bible at David's feigned madness, when he "scrabbled on the doors of the gate." The Sailor's Word-Book

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Pick a word, pick a color, give the coordinates of the starting point, specify if horizontal or vertical, and note if reversed.

[Randi]

H1 across (predictably) OCTOBER

[pommystuart]

October (E03-H03) Fest

Now I am going back to bed.

[Morgan]

D07 Down Liberty The Statue of Liberty was dedicated October28 1886.

[Randi]

G1 down ROMULUS

The early Roman calendar, thought to have been introduced by Rome’s first king, Romulus (around 753 b.c), was a lunar calendar. This ancient timekeeping system contained these 10 months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Iunius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October (the eighth month), November, and December. Martius, Maius, Quintilis, and October contained 31 days, while the other months had 30, for a total of 304 days. In winter, the days were not counted for two lunar cycles.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-o ... s-folklore

[pommystuart]

F2 down Dictionary

Every year on October 16, the United States celebrates National Dictionary Day in honor of Noah Webster, the Father of the American Dictionary, who was born on this day in 1758.

[pommystuart]

The Soviet Union launched the (I10 back) Sputnik 1 probe into orbit on October 4th, 1957.

[Morgan]

I 10down SCARY Lots of thing in October are SCARY

[pommystuart]

The Post Office Tower, now known as the (H13 back, no gap between BT and T or H14 with a gap) BT Tower, was officially opened on 8th October 1965 by the then Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. Costing £2 million to construct, the 189m (620ft) cylindrical tall tower is made from 13,000 tonnes of concrete, steel and glass, and at the time of opening was the tallest building in London. Its primary purpose was to support the microwave aerials then used to carry telecommunications traffic from London to the rest of the country. Today the tower is a telecommunications centre designed to relay broadcast, Internet and telephone information around the world.

[Randi]

N1 across October 9 is Leif ERIKSSON Day.

[pommystuart]

(L04-L17) Lost Traveller Story
In Hampshire (UK), in the eighteenth century, a Mr William Davis was riding home when a heavy fog surrounded him, and in no time at all he found that he had lost his way.

Suddenly, he heard the bells from his local church (Twyford) start to ring. As they did so William realised he was heading in the wrong direction, so he turned his horse around to follow the sound and arrived safely home.

Later on he worked out that he must have been only a few yards away from chalk pits, where the ground had been dug deeply. Had he gone any further, he would have plunged to certain death.

When Mr Davis died in 1754, he left some money in his will. The money was to pay the bellringers to ring the church bells at 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m on 7th October every year, to help travellers find their direction should they get lost on the same night he had been lost. The funds ran out long ago but the tradition remains.

[Randi]

[Morgan]

Like the bell ringer story- but could they do it at 7:00 am and pm? Lately, without the birds waking me at all early hours, I find myself going to bed later and getting up later.
Also- Is the BT Tower the building with the secret address (although everyone could see it?) Secret for security sake.

N 16 backwards HALLOWEEN We would be amiss to leave out this many good word opportunities.

[pommystuart]

Morgan, try this link unless it's the one you used about the address.
https://historiclondontours.com/tales-o ... al-secrets

I did not know about the "secret address".
It is mentioned about 3/4 way down the article just after the night shot of the message board. Seems it was in fact total codswallop.

[pommystuart]

World (G03 across) Smile Day - October 7th

Its a few days late but you can still smile.

[Randi]

Seems it was in fact total codswallop.

Yup. I had just looked in Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower

[pommystuart]

Seems it was in fact total codswallop.

Yup. I had just looked in Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower

You forgot the smiley

[Randi]

P3 up ORIONIDS

Watch for the Orionid meteor shower in the predawn hours of October 21–22.

[pommystuart]

National (J10 across) Candy (M07 down) Corn Day - October 30th

Got in early with this one so you can stock up with it.

[pommystuart]

13 Oct 1773
(O04-O10) Charles (G04-A04) Messier discovered the (E05-E13) Whirlpool (M15-M10) Galaxy.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astr ... ool-galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy



and the HAWC+ Reveals Magnetic Chaos Hidden Within the Whirlpool Galaxy