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 and its author. First letters of clue...
...R. ESOPHAGUS ("up gas hose" anag...
...K. BIDE ("bed I" anag...
...H. Left and Right embracing one hermit I. Sadly, Eeyore's not a pretty sight J. Deck out Dorothy's aunt like a ringer...
...L. YOKO-HAM-A M. NIB-LICK ("bin" rev...
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...K. Dancing rumba, e.g., gives offense L. Upper class has no skill, being lead-erless M. Ignorant man's back inside, dressed like a soldier N. Rush job O. Sharpen pen for non-fiction...
...S. S(LED)S...
...Solution to last month's Progressive Puzzle Skepticism is out, having been replaced by a kind of socially acceptable cynicism, and since skepticism is the basis of comedy, comedy is suffering.—Vincent Canby, N. Y. Times A. VICTIM (hidden) B. IC-ECAPS (rev...
...F. Bully after months in Soviet city G. Election loser Cranston carries southern Oregon (hyph...
...C. NI(BB)LE D. C-OFFER E. EP(I-DEM)IC F. NICE (2 definitions) G. TIFF-A-NY H. C-RISES I. AM(NEST)Y J. NOSEGAY ("say gone" anag...
...Clues A. Big jerk accepts one bronze B. Laugh about North Carolina bigwig C. To shun reactionaries, Che went in the interior D. Look for food for years and years E. To gripe sourly is self-aggrandizement (2 wds...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...The solution to this month's puzzle will appear next month...
...First letters of clue answers spell out the source of the quotation...
...N. YUCCAS ("cactusy" anag.-"t") O. TICS (homophone) P. (k)INKS-POTS Q. middle ("Mel did" anag...
Vol. 50 • September 1986 • No. 9
