07.19.09 -- the Acrostic

Manners From Heaven

Sunday, July 19, 2009

ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz

God bless The New York Times -- the acrostic is alive and well in The Magazine on page 44! We raging fans of the superior Cox and Rathvon creations are pleased as punch! The author and work of this Sunday’s acrostic is Quentin Crisp’s “Manners From Heaven”. Here is the link to Quentin Crisp at Wikipedia. Aficionados of the acrostic can wipe away tears and dive right into this really tough one which should bring new, but joyous tears to many a solver -- it’s a humdinger!

The quotation: EUPHEMISMS ARE NOT USELESS VERBIAGE THEY ARE LIKE SECRET AGENTS ON A DELICATE MISSION THEY MUST AIRILY PASS BY A STINKING MESS WITH BARELY A NOD OF THE HEAD EUPHEMISMS ARE UNPLEASANT TRUTHS WEARING DIPLOMATIC COLOGNE

The author’s name and the title of the work: CRISP MANNERS FROM HEAVEN

The defined words: A. CHALLENGED; B. RESTROOM; C. IMPOLITE; D. SWEETIE; E. PURITAN; F. MINISKIRT; G. AWAY GAME; H. NICE-NELLY; L. NAMESAKES; J. ESOPHAGUS; K. REBUS; L. SHADY; M. FREEHAND; N. RESTRAINT; O. OBSCENITY; P. MADHOUSE; Q. HIGH HORSE; R. EMILY POST; S. AMBULATE; T. VESTIGIAL; U. ETATS-UNIS; V. N'EST-CE PAS.

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