PUZZLE
Rathvon, Emily Cox and Henry
THE PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Letters of clue answers, when put in the appropriately numbered squares, will spell out a quotation. The first letters of the clue answers...
...C. LEFT- BANK D. EVENING- P(RIM)ROSE E. NOISE ("is one" anag...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...I. DISH-ONE-STY J. IGOR STRAVINSKY ("striking, savory" anag...
...To talk about negotiating from a position of strength from that position is obscene...
...K. COP-LA-IN-TIFFS L. OUT OF GAS ("a UFO's got" anag...
...The first letters of the clue answers spell out the name of the quotation's author...
...B. ESPRIT ("priest" anag...
...Clues A. Hart accepts defeat with list of terms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bs 39 8 55 48 120 94 33 B. Ambiguity in math statement involving 4, 0, and 100_____________ 54 10 73 91 5 109 87 115 44 103 60 125 C. Liquor concealed by Truman___ 31 105 74 D. Examination of gold transferred to spy________ 86 43 32 112 16 77 97 E. Leonard's glass___._ 83 14 61 34 F. Study one form of Buddhism with occupant _ _ ._____ 100 122 65 40 92 107 9 G. Shaky Western lobby collapsed _ _ __ _ _ _ s3 69 21 80 104 35 H. Be like bird, deceased _ ______ 2 64 ii 89 118 26 56 I. Poor rascal on one building _ _ _ .____ _ _ _ _ _ 86 123 36 46 29 12 106 19 iii 76 63 95 J. Small car transported Cubs to camp___________ 52 22 42 113 28 58 75 93 59 126 K. Tree that could yield two foods____ _ _ _ _ 41 25 79 68 90 82 20 67 L. Boxer with mild edge beaten _ _ ______ _ _ _ _ 51 72 62 is 18 30 i 57 81 121 3 23 M. Weapons for a Republican woman _ _ _ _ 98 71 117 108 N. Cheese spoiled a lunch fete __________ 45 6 50 110 7 37 102 70 124 116 O. No country contains anti-abortionist for weapons control _____ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ 24 17 99 27 13 78 49 114 101 66 96 4 47 38 84 119 Solution to last month's Progressive Puzzle "The United States can overkill every Russian person forty times...
...Helen Cal-dicott) A. HARRIET TUBMAN ("the Burma train" anag...
...M. TOOTS-IE N. TOTE (hidden...
...F. COTTON-MAT-HER G. A-US-TEN H. LOOT ("tool" rev...
...The solution to this month's puzzle will appear next month...
...For a complete introduction to "cryptic" clue-solving, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The Progressive Puzzle, 409 E. Main Street, Madison, WI 53703...
Vol. 48 • October 1984 • No. 12
