Sunday, August 17, 2008
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Today's quotation is from The Courage of Turtles, the first chapter of the section on Animals of Hoagland on Nature by Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland.
The Sunday Times treats the solver to yet another quotation from a highly worthwhile publication resulting in another terrific acrostic -- certainly more than worth the time, and if one is unaware of the source, a welcome introduction to the work by Hoagland.
The quotation: THEY CAN STRETCH OUT THEIR NECKS LIKE A GIRAFFE OR LOOM UNDERWATER LIKE AN APOCRYPHAL HIPPO THEY HAVE A PENGUINS ALERTNESS COMBINED WITH A BUILD LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS THEY HUNCH AND PONDEROUSLY LUNGE LIKE A GRIZZLY.
The author’s name and the title of the work: HOAGLAND COURAGE OF TURTLES
The defined words: HAWKSBILL; OVERKILL; ANARCHY; GEODUCK; LIZARD; ACHILLES; NOTHING; DUTIES; CHELONIAN; OZONELAYER; UPFORGRABS; ROADMAP; ANTHER; GHERKIN; EYEBROW; ONSITE; FUCHSIA; REPTILE; TITHE; LAYETTE; ENHANCED; SUMPTUOUS.
The Times acrostic continually provides the solver with a maximum reward for time spent upon one of the most solitary of activities -- would it be so with the standard trivial fare of so many tepid crossword puzzles that have the temerity to post a by-line. With the Times acrostics, and the regular team of Cox, Rathvon & Shortz, puzzledom becomes an art filled with gratifying discovery and insight.
The highly competitive hare may be on the fast track, but the plodding tortoise has the inside story and is always a winner!
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