PUZZLE
Cox, Emily
THE PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Letters to clue answers, when put in the appropriately numbered squares, will spell out a quotation and its author. The first letters of the...
...Eleanor Roosevelt) ("dirge" anag...
...P. Eat bird 0. Drink spilled in cot 47 94 39 80 62 10 57 28 110 102 ~26 82 2 86 53 111 91 90 77 64 50 104 46 117 70 ~27 8 42 81 118 25 16 35 101 56 20 96 12 51 22 100 73 37 116 85 93 55 105 31 65 4 75 48 36 92 71 109 49 68 89 99 113 19 76 3 107 40 43 114 72 32 7 108 21 16 33 54 84 87 74 1 34 112 44 63 23 115 41 69 79 59 29 97 14 13 38 95 83 106 58 24 66 103 78 30 52 SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH'S PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE "We must be willing to learn the lesson that A. EMANCIPATION ("Tom Paine I can" anag...
...The first letters of the clue answers spell out the source of the quotation (a four-word title...
...B. LAWSUIT (pun) C. cooperation may imply compromise, but if ELEC(TROCU)TION ("court" anag...
...I. OPTIMISTICALLY ("misty political" anag...
...E. it brings a world advance it is a gain for each NIGH-T(G)OWN F. OF-FISH G. RAINBOW ("a brown I" anag...
...L. EMBALM ("me lamb" anag...
...CLUES A. Harry Truman's initial poise B. Enthusiastically approve of shower C. One page is destroyed in CIA work D. Containers for teeth with gold filling E. Hicks bouncing around in crude vehicle F. Twist arms, being given lei while dancing G. Gazette story covers trial H. "Loony" is a label for a Spanish queen I. Reduced debts with article showing prudence J. A clown sent back or removed K. Parrying jabs with a bit of sharp punning L. Graceless militarist losing head before charge M. Sound of bell in boxing arena N. "A Wild Sea"—TV broadcast showing marine disasters O. I defame West Indian, e.g...
...D. ABDOMEN ("bemoan'd" anag...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...J. O-PINION K. SALVE ("slave" anag...
...H. RIDGE individual nation...
...N. EUTHANASIA (homophone) O. LARD (hidden) P. TRYST...
...M. VERDI ("drive" anag...
...For a complete introduction to "cryptic" clue-solving, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The Progressive Puzzle, 409 E. Main Street, Madison, WI53703...
Vol. 45 • October 1981 • No. 10
