A selection of phrases, each of which pinpoints a specific letter of the alphabet A-Z. This is accomplished by using a word which targets the required letter

Thorpe, Susan

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PINPOINTING LETTERS   SUSAN THORPE Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England    thorpeds@hotmail.com   PINPOINTING can be defined as locating, fixing or directing with extreme precision.  Below, I offer a selection of phrases, each of which pinpoints a specific letter of the alphabet A - Z.  This is accomplished by using a word which targets the required letter:  1. words which indicate that the required letter is at the beginning of a word HEAD    FRONT   BEGIN   BEGINNING    LEFT    FIRST   FORE    START   STARTING  OPENER  OPENING    LEADER   ENTRANCE  2. words which indicate that the required letter is at a specific position inside a word  CENTER   EYE   MID  MIDDLE.       SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH etc.  3. words which indicate that the required letter is at the end of a word TAIL   BACK   END   RIGHT   LAST     HIND    FINISH    CLOSE   CLOSED   CLOSING   TERMINAL   TERMINUS    FINAL   BEHIND  AN A - Z OF LETTER LOCATION  A.  THE BEGINNING OF THE ALPHABET      THE FIRST OF APRIL      FIRST OF ALL       THE SECOND BALL (cricket)     THE END OF AIDA (the opera)     B. STARTING BLOCKS       BAND LEADER       LEFT BANK      OPENING BAT  (cricket)          HEAD BOY      THIRD RUBBER (bridge)     HIS LAST JOB        BACK COMB (hair)      C.  CAN OPENER    THE FIRST CUCKOO     THE OPENING CHORUS    CHEER LEADER      COLD FRONT       THE FIRST CHAPTER     FIRST CLASS     THE OPENING CEREMONY         THE SECOND ACT     THE THIRD OF DECEMBER     THE FOURTH OF MARCH         THE END OF THE TITANIC      D.  THE OPENING DEAL     THE OPEN DOOR      THE FIRST OF DECEMBER         IN THE MIDDLE OF INDIA     SECOND EDITION       THE END OF THE WORLD             THE LAST ROUND      DEAD END    RIGHT HANDED       THE LAST WORD                  E. THE BEGINNING OF THE END   FIRST EDITION     IN THE MIDDLE OF THE  OCEAN / SEA        THE FOURTH DIMENSION     THE END OF THE LINE   THE LAST IN LINE    LAST MINUTE             THE END OF THE VOYAGE    FINAL SCORE   LAST DANCE    LAST CHANCE    LOOSE END     F.  FIRST FOOTING     FIRST FLOOR     FIRST FINGER    MID OFF (in cricket)  A SECOND OFFER       FINISH OFF   G  OPENING GAMBIT     FIRST GLIMPSE     HEAD GIRL    THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT       MIDDLE AGE   THE EYE OF THE TIGER      THIRD DEGREE     LAST LEG   RIGHT WING         FINAL FLING     THE END OF SPRING  H   FIRST HAND   LEFT HANDED   SECOND CHANCE    SECOND THOUGHTS           IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE     THE END OF THE MATCH     THE CLOSING SPEECH                I     IN THE FIRST INSTANCE     THE FIRST IN (to bat)    SECOND SIGHT      SECOND FIDDLE        CENTRE POINT          J.   JANUARY THE FIRST      A THIRD OF THE MAJORITY     THE END OF THE RAJ         K.   HER FIRST KISS     IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SKY     THE FOURTH TICKET        KICK BACK     LAST LOOK    THE END OF THE BOOK         L    THE FIRST IN LINE       THE FRONT LINE    FIRST LIGHT         SECOND FLOOR          SECOND CLASS    MIDDLE ENGLAND       LAST OF ALL      HIS LAST MEAL       M  THE FIRST OF THE MONTH   THE FIRST MEMBER        THE FIFTH COLUMN             THE FIFTH OF  NOVEMBER      TRAM TERMINUS    TERM END  N    THE START OF THE NEW YEAR   THE OPENING NIGHT      THE THIRD IN LINE            THE FOURTH AMENDMENT      MID MORNING     CLOSING DOWN    THE THIRD MAN     O    STARTING OUT     LEFT OUT     START OVER    THE SECOND IN COMMAND           THE EYE OF THE STORM   THE MIDDLE OF THE PELOTON   GOES SOLO  P    A POOR START      FIRST POST     HEAD PORTER     IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER       END UP     THE LAST DROP      THE LAST STOP    THE CUP FINAL     LAST LAP            LAST GASP       Q   THE HEAD OF THE QUEUE          THE QUEEN‘S HEAD       THE FIRST QUESTION       THE THIRD INQUEST     THE LAST OF THE CINQ PORTS  R   THE FIRST ROUND       FRONT RUNNER       THE SECOND FRONT     MIDDLE EARTH          THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON     THE END OF THE AFFAIR      LAST YEAR         THE FINAL FRONTIER    THE LAST SUPPER      THE LAST OVER (cricket)              S   SEA FRONT        THE OPENING SPEECH       IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI      THE CENTRAL MASSIFF (in France)     BUS TERMINUS    LANDS END     JOURNEYS END          THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS    HOWARDS END      T  THE FIRST TIME      THE BEGINNING OF TERM      TIN OPENER    CENTRAL STATION         THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH     THE LAST ACT    THE LAST POST     U     START UP     OPEN UP        LET US BEGIN       INSIDE OUT    THE THIRD ROUND         MIDDLE STUMP  (cricket)     THE END OF YOU      V     FIRST VISIT    THE  FIRST VOYAGE    SECOND OVER (cricket)   THE SECOND EVENT            FIFTH ANNIVERSARY      TV CLOSE DOWN       W   WARM FRONT      LEFT WING      CENTRE FORWARD      THE END OF THE RAINBOW          THE LAST STRAW      THE THIRD IN A ROW         X   THE BEGINNING OF XMAS        THE SECOND EXTRA (in the match)        A FINAL SIX  (ended the cricket match)  Y  THE START OF THE YEAR   YOU’RE FIRST    THE THIRD ROYAL      THE THIRD LAYER        THE FOURTH PLAYER       THE END OF THE DAY       TERMINAL VELOCITY               RAILWAY TERMINUS      THE END OF THE STORY      THE RIGHT OF WAY          Z     THE ZOO’S ENTRANCE     THE THIRD AND FOURTH PUZZLES      THE LAST WALTZ         Phrases having a choice between 2 pinpointed letters  START AT THE BEGINNING    START AT THE BEGINNING  LEFT BEHIND   LEFT  BEHIND   SINGLE WORDS  In some cases a single word pinpoints a letter within itself:   A.  FRONTAL    MIDDAY  B.  FOREBEARS     FOREBODE  C.  CONFRONT  D.  ENDED    E.  STARTED    DOVETAIL    BEHIND     F.  OFFEND  G.  WAGTAIL   MIDNIGHT  H.  FOREHEAD    BACKLASH     I.  FRONTICE  J.  HEADJOGS - a hairdresser in Ilford, UK  K. BACK  L.  HEADLINE     FORELOCK    LOGGERHEAD (turtle)  M.  HEADMASTER  N.  FANTAIL  O.  MIDDLETON                  P.  UPEND    Q.    R.  TAILOR      MIDDLEMARCH                   S.  ENDLESS     WALLSEND  (in UK)                          T.  HINDSIGHT     U.  UPSTART  V.  VIVEND (a company name)  W.  HEADWAY  X.  OXTAIL                           Y.  ENDERBY  Z.  Sometimes the meaning of a whole word pinpoints a letter, without ‘attaching’ a word indicating the beginning, middle or end: PENULTIMATE  and  ANTIPENULTIMATE are prime examples of this.   

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