Puzzle
Rathvon, Emily Cox and Henry
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. The first letters of the clue answers...
...O. EPITHET ("Pete hit" anag...
...official, K. He boos slovenly tramps L. Boat Cathy sails M. Composer has uncommon drive N. Disbeliever in Castro O. Mischievous Mexican article—$5 P. Part of illustrious threesome Q. Democrat is among crazy nature buffs...
...F. RE-BUFF G. ALOFT ("float" anag...
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...N. RHONE ("heron" anag...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...The first letters of the clue answers spell out the author and source of the quote...
...I. GENT ("Teng" anag...
...J. EIGHT (hidden) K. REPERCUSSION ("pressure coin" anag...
...L. HIPPO-CRATES M. EYEBROW ("Bowery" anag...
...T. LODGE (two definitions) U. FLATTER (two definitions...
...S. ENCYCLOPEDIC ("piece NYC cold" anag...
...H. NEP-HEW ("pen" rev...
...Q. YEN (two definitions) R. SHIBBOLETH ("The Blob his" anag...
...Ogden Nash {I'm a Stranger Here Myself) A. IN-TENT B. MADDER (two definitions) C. A-P-POINT D. SPOT (two definitions) E. TORSO ("roots" anag...
...CLUES A. Red spy in Massachusetts B. Vegetarian and worker run off together C. Astor's extravagant cook D. Many an abominable snowman still lives E. Mother's quarrel with a dog F. Cold-sounding country G. Ill-tempered hybrid H. Raise battered sign I. One soldier in road is unyielding J. Indian group holding U.N...
...R. One distributes money to youth S. Same wild bufte SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH'S PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE "People can't concentrate properly on blowing other/ people to pieces properly if their minds are poisoned/ by thoughts suitable to the twenty-fifth of De-/ cember...
...P. MONOPOLY ("on my polo" anag...
Vol. 46 • January 1982 • No. 1
