![]() In crosswords, BCE would only really be useful for the answer JOBCENTRE it’s AD that we encounter more often, though it takes a few examples before you intuitively try a leap from “now” or “these days” to the abbreviation for anno domini. Boris Johnson wrote a 1,000-word response as if the letters “BC” without the “E” had been banned across radio and television, notable for the aside: “I am afraid my faith is like a very wonky aerial, and I sometimes find the signal pretty scratchy”. In 2011, the BBC’s religion and ethics microsite explained why it used “BCE” in place of “BC” in its discussion of various faiths. Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex Features Here are some other Latin abbreviations that setters find handy and solvers quickly regard as second nature. “Bachelor” for BA is fair enough, if a little tweedy – but Lewis is not expected to know that “recipe” is the second singular present imperative for “take”, nor that doctors have long written the charming symbol ℞ (an R with a cross through it to indicate that it’s an abbreviation) to mean “take” in a prescription. The writer Colin Dexter devised a clue that demonstrates well the quirks a beginner needs to get his or her head round as the fun starts. ![]() This is when they know the partnership will work. Lewis was nobody’s fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity. ‘Do you think I’m wasting your time, Lewis?’ ![]() ‘“Bachelor” – that’s BA and “take” is the letter “r”, recipe in Latin. Lewis isn’t sure what to say, so Morse airily dissects the clue:
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