03.15.09 -- the Acrostic


Sunday, March 15, 2009
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Today’s acrostic quotation is drawn from Are You Somebody by Nuala O’Faolain.
The “quotation”: I WALKED AROUND DUBLN LIKE A SPY BEHIND ENEMY LINES I WOULD STOP TO LOOK AT A HORSE AND CART A WOMAN CALLING DOWN FROM A WINDOW A BUTCHER EMPTYING A BASIN OF PINK WATER INTO THE GUTTER NO ONE SEES A CHILD WATCHING
The author’s name and the title of the work: N O’FAOLAIN ARE YOU SOMEBODY
The defined words: A. NAKED CITY; B. OBLIGED; C. FRONTIER; D. A BIENTOT; E. OPENWORK; F. LOLITA; G. ALUMNUS; H. IN THE BANK; I. NEWMAN; J. AILANTHUS; K. REGROWTH; L. ECHO WORD; M. YPSILANTI; N. OUTFLANK; O. UPWIND; P. SLAPDASH; Q. OCEANID; MCGRAW; S. ENCODE; T. BOEOTIA; U. OHMS LAW; V. DESTINED; W. YAWING.
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