Sunday, March 1, 2009ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s acrostic quotation is from Tom Vanderbilt’s “Traffic Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)”. I found it one of the more challenging of recent memory.
The quotation: IN ANCIENT ROME THE TRAFFIC GREW SO INTENSE THAT CAESAR THE SELF-PROCLAIMED CURATOR VIARUM OR DIRECTOR OF THE GREAT ROADS DECLARED A DAYTIME BAN ON CARTS AND CHARIOTS EXCEPT TO TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
The author’s name and the title of the work: TOM VANDERBILT TRAFFIC
The defined words: A. THIRD WHEEL; B. OCTAGONAL; C. MOTOR TREND; D. VACATIONER; E. ACCELERATOR; F. NATHAN; G. DIORAMA; H. EXIT RAMP; i. RIDE SHOTGUN; J. BARRICADE; K. ICE SCRAPER; L. LEFT TURN; M. TOOTED; N. TEAMSTERS; O. RIFE; P. ACCIDENTS; Q. FAST COMPANY; R. FOOTREST; S. IN TRANSIT; T. CRASH COURSE.
What civilization doesn’t have its’ problems?
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