ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
To the purpose of toay's acrostic quotation, Meleager, King of Macedonia, brought the first turkeys into Greece. The Greeks named these birds after their prince Meleagrides. Sophocles, in one of his tragedies, introduces a chorus of turkeys bewailing the death of Meleager. Edgar Allan Poe makes sardonic note of the same in his Marginalia.
The quotation: I NEVER CAN HEAR AN ITALIAN OPERA WITHOUT FANCYING MYSELF AT ATHENS LISTENING TO THAT PARTICULAR TRAGEDY BY SOPHOCLES IN WHICH HE INTRODUCES A FULL CHORUS OF TURKEYS WHO SET ABOUT BEWAILING THE DEATH OF MELEAGER.
The author’s name and the title of the work: EDGAR ALLAN POE MARGINALIA
The defined words: A. EISENACH; B. DEFIANT; C. GOLD STAR; D. ATTICA; E. ROUGHISH; F. ASHTRAY; G. LIFEBOAT; H. LITHELY; I. AUTHENTIC; J. NEWFOUND; K. PURVIEW; L. OUTBACK; M. ENTELECHY; N. MENORAH; O. ANT BEAR; P. REWRITE; Q. GOALPOST; R. ISTHMUS; S. NEPHROLOGY; T. ANCHORITE; U. LANGUISH; V. IN EFFECT; W. ALWAYS.
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