.
DailyCrosswordSolver.com
Search
Or enter known letters "Mus?c" (? for unknown)

Home LA Times Crossword Answers NYT Crossword Answers

  1. Homepage
  2. Newsday Crossword
  3. October 22 2023
  4. Special skill

Special skill

We have found the following answers matching the query 'Special skill' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Special skill crossword clue was last seen on October 22 2023 in the popular Newsday Crossword.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%TALENTSpecial skillNewsday
20%KNACKSSpecial skillsThomas Joseph

Definition

• Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
• Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93/ lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
• Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
• Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30).

Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

Related Crossword Clues

We have found the following related crossword clues from the same puzzle.

If you have already solved this crossword clue and are looking for the main post then head over to Newsday Crossword October 22 2023 Answers