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The Radio Set

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Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.

A few of the words

TUBE
Vacuum tubes, those glowing glass envelopes, were the heart of early radio receivers. A typical console might hold a dozen or more, each one warming the cabinet from the inside out.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
WALNUT
American black walnut was a favored cabinet wood for console radios through the 1930s and 1940s, giving living-room sets the look and weight of fine furniture.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GRILLE
The decorative grille cloth stretched across the speaker opening was often woven in rich golds and browns, chosen as much for elegance as for letting sound through.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NEEDLE
The tuning needle, a thin luminous line gliding across the frequency dial, was the one moving part a listener watched as stations drifted in and out on a winter evening.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Radio Set

The great console radio stood on the floor like a piece of furniture, and in many homes it was the finest piece in the room. Warm walnut or mahogany cabinets hid a tangle of glass tubes that took a minute to warm up and glow amber before a voice or an orchestra eased out of the speaker cloth. The illuminated dial, with its city names and frequency markings, was a kind of map of the invisible world sailing through the air just beyond the walls.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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