For the very first of Crowther's monthly clue-writing competitions, in March 1972, the names of NC Dexter, CJ Morse and DF Manley all appeared among the "highly commended" entrants.
I confess that I ducked out of the crossword torture chamber at an early age, unlike the members of that elect Azed society that meets regularly and for whom Azed sets a monthly competition for the best clue proffered by his victims.
A raft of magazines provides clues, on a monthly and weekly basis, as to the cultural value of certain shoes, bags and frocks.
Stubbornly high unemployment rates are mostly to blame for Americans' lack of confidence, and market watchers are looking to Friday's monthly jobs report for further clues about the labor market.
There's also Clue, a period tracking app and monthly tampon subscription services.
Investors will look for further clues on Friday, when the closely followed monthly nonfarm payrolls report is published.
We also hear ads for a "monthly murder-mystery box" called Hunt a Killer, which sends you clues from a "serial killer".
Clue, an app built on machine learning to track a woman's monthly menstrual cycle, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding today.
One clue on that front could come Friday when the university will revise its monthly reading for October.
The only clues to what may happen next are in its quarterly reports and monthly minutes and in any speeches that committee members may give.
One clue on that front could come Friday, however, when the University of Michigan will revise its monthly reading on consumer sentiment for October.
