Sunday, June 21, 2009ACROSTIC, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz We've been robbed! The Quotation: MY STANDARD BREAKFAST OF BACON EGGS TOAST JELLY AND ORANGE JUICE WITH COFFEE CONTAINS EVERY ELEMENT I CRAVE CAFFEINE SUGAR CHOLESTERAL AND FAT IN CALIFORNIA EATING SUCH A MEAL IS REGARDED AS A SUICIDE ATTEMPT The Author’s Name and Title of the Work: SUE GRAFTON B IS FOR BURGLAR
The Defined Words: A. SLACK-JAWED; B.UNIFORMITY; C. ECCENTRIC; D. GO FISH; E. REJOINDER; F. AVIFAUNA; G. FANATIC; H. THE FLY; I. OMELET; J. NO CAN DO; K. BEEFALO; L. IMPEDIMENTS; M. SADNESS; N. FALSETTO; O. OCTAVE; P. RENEGE; Q. BREATHE; R. UNDERSTUDY; S. RAGTAG; T. GLACIAL; U. LAGASSE; V. ASCETIC; W. RASTAFARIAN. Note on Wordplay, the Crossword Blog of The New York Times, from Will Shortz on Sunday puzzles: As readers of the print edition of the Times noted last week, the Magazine’s “trim size” was reduced for the June 14 issue. Unfortunately, with this new size, which is 9% smaller than the old one, the traditional second Sunday puzzles (acrostics, diagramlesses, cryptics, etc.) could no longer physically fit below the crossword.
