KENTUCKY CROSSWORDS
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(8 Down) The word pseudo derives from the Greek "pseudes" meaning "false". In modern usage of the word, as an adjective pseudo means: "not genuine; false; counterfeit, but having the appearance of the real thing". When used as noun it generally refers to "a person who deceives and/or pretends".
A pseudonym is a general term applied to "alias, pen name, and nom de plume". However, an alias is a name taken to conceal one's true identity, whereas pen name and nom de plume refer to a fictitious name used by an author of a literary work. As a combining form pseudo- means "false; fake; pretended"; as in pseudoscience which indicates a science built on false assumptions.
Did You Know? (57 Down) Folk singer Pete Seeger is remembered for the social consciousness and political protest heard in his songs of the 1950s and 1960s. A firm defender of free speech in a time when that was not always popular, Seeger was awarded a National Medal of Arts in 1994.
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