Abridged commentary of The NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD IN GOTHIC.
05.10.09 -- the Acrostic
Mother Sunday, May 10, 2009, Mother’s Day ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz Consider the Oyster is a book by M.F.K. Fisher that deals in the history, preparation and eating of oysters. The work was first published in the United States in 1941 and has been in print ever since. Thin, poetical, and whimsical, it is, perhaps, the most famous book about oysters ever written. More HERE. The quotation: FOR ABOUT A YEAR OUR OYSTER IS A MALE THEN ONE DAY MATERNAL LONGINGS SURGE BETWEEN HIS TWO VALVES IN HIS COLD GUTS AND GILLS AND ALL HIS CRINKLY FRINGES NECESSITY THAT WELL-KNOWN MOTHER MAKES HIM ONE HE IS A SHE The author’s name and the title of the work: M F K FISHER CONSIDER THE OYSTER The defined words: A. MINCING; B. FATHER; C. KNIGHTS; D. FLEET; E. INLAY; F. SILENT; G. HANG LOOSE; H. EMULSION; I. RAKISH; J. COSTLY; K. OWENS; L. NUBILE; M. SEASONED; N. ISLAM; O. DORADO; P. EARTHWORM; Q. RAMBLING; R. THIRST; S. HATCHERY; T. ELISHA; U. OVULE; V. YANG; W. STAGES; X. TAKE DOWN; Y. ELEVENSES; Z. RUNWAY. Perhaps “Beware the Oyster“!
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Sunday, May 10, 2009, Mother’s Day ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz Consider the Oyster is a book by M.F.K. Fisher that deals in the history, preparation and eating of oysters. The work was first published in the United States in 1941 and has been in print ever since. Thin, poetical, and whimsical, it is, perhaps, the most famous book about oysters ever written. More HERE. The quotation: FOR ABOUT A YEAR OUR OYSTER IS A MALE THEN ONE DAY MATERNAL LONGINGS SURGE BETWEEN HIS TWO VALVES IN HIS COLD GUTS AND GILLS AND ALL HIS CRINKLY FRINGES NECESSITY THAT WELL-KNOWN MOTHER MAKES HIM ONE HE IS A SHE The author’s name and the title of the work: M F K FISHER CONSIDER THE OYSTER The defined words: A. MINCING; B. FATHER; C. KNIGHTS; D. FLEET; E. INLAY; F. SILENT; G. HANG LOOSE; H. EMULSION; I. RAKISH; J. COSTLY; K. OWENS; L. NUBILE; M. SEASONED; N. ISLAM; O. DORADO; P. EARTHWORM; Q. RAMBLING; R. THIRST; S. HATCHERY; T. ELISHA; U. OVULE; V. YANG; W. STAGES; X. TAKE DOWN; Y. ELEVENSES; Z. RUNWAY. Perhaps “Beware the Oyster“! 
