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...
...D. OSTRACIZE ("craze is to" anag...
...B. HAN DY-NASTY C. ELAS-TIC ("sale" rev...
...The solution to this month's puzzle will appear next month...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...O. (t)ROUBLES...
...Clues A. Front of a canoe is impressive with barks B. Mark a sport Hope plays C. Again record error in letter...
...anag...
...The first letters of the clue answers spell out the author of the quotation...
...D. Shiner has to live around underling (2 wds...
...scarcely human, in that it is not yet guided by reason...
...E. DI(VISION)AL F. OBSIDIAN ("band Io is" anag...
...N. ENIGMATIC ("magic in E.T...
...G. R(ED L)IGHT ("led" anag...
...Theodore Dreiser) A. TANG-ELOS (rev...
...E. A & P and Post Office location is suitable F. Letters Ed moved must be moved again G. Lost: around the end of March, a waste receptacle H. You and I turned pretty plant into monster I. Bird, on roster, is named champion...
...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...
...H. ELECT-RI-CITY I. DUSTIN(g) J. RAY GUNS (homophone) K. ETH(N)IC L. INTIM(I-D)ATION M. SUBTLETY ("style but" anag...
...J. Deep current is strangely wonderful K. Terminate Carter's first facility L. Swine keeping us inside residence M. Radical sestet gets backed into shop N. Air Force exposition business O. Gets cozy with a chocolate manufacturer Solution to last month's Progressive Puzzle "Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer guided by instinct...
Vol. 50 • June 1986 • No. 6
