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A fact from Across the Board appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 July 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that on the 1950s game show Across the Board, crossword answers are clued by both a phrase and an image?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Across the Board.

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 10:05, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that on the 1950s game show Across the Board, crossword answers are clued by both a phrase and an image? Source: ref4: "For each word to be filled in, first a definition is read aloud by the emcee as a verbal clue, then an artist draws a special visual clue."
- ALT1: ... that one critic deemed the crossword game show Across the Board "dull, witless, commonplace"? Source: ref9: "[I]t's another dull, witless, commonplace addition to a dull, witless, commonplace daytime schedule. There's not much point in tossing another chunk of fribble into a pot already thick with tedium."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mark Hunter (photographer)

Created by Hameltion (talk). Self-nominated at 20:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Across the Board; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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@Hameltion: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:52, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]