THE PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE
Rathvon, Henry & Cox, Emily
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. First letters of clue answers spell out...
...Living, breathing, thinking man will not be content to remain enslaved...
...H. POLISH (2 defs...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...K. L-IGNITE L. A-SP(I)RING M. ROY-A-LIST N. DENI-ZEN ("dine" anag...
...S. OUTFITS ("if stout" anag...
...I. OF-FISH J. LOW-DOWN ("owl" anag...
...T. ROMANCE ("Cremona" anag...
...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...
...7 79 18 98 56 10 23 121 I. Couch covered in picot ruined by the nature of the deed (2 wds...
...First letters of clue answers spell out the author of the quotation...
...116 5 73 47 62 27 129 34 32 Solution to last month's Progressive Puzzle "History has shown that a society built on the repression of groups of its citizenry is doomed to fail...
...O. THIAMINE ("ham tie-in" anag...
...Barbara Pollard Taylor) A. BOY-COT-T B. ADMONISH ("had Simon" anag...
...Hyde mixed about 11 chemical compounds _ ____ _ _____ 90 54 8 83 94 45 119 109 124 20 F. Results in terribly effete crafts _ __ _ _ _ _____ _ _ 1 112 37 44 77 19 105 85 82 130 40 120 G. Campaign for brief time about victory in Europe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 53 21 75 113 63 108 102 93 H. Put in the past, Satan returned to possess (2 wds...
...Clues A. Greek scientist chimed in: "Mars"____ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 39 127 41 22 88 57 61 97 50 B. Models darling cravats____ _ _ _ _ 31 48 67 6 100 11O 38 2 C. Darn celebrity comes back ____ 114 35 30 52 D. Having skill with both hands must aid boxer fantastically____ ____ _ _ 58 125 12 9 1 78 76 99 106 86 64 25 36 E. So Dr...
...D. BITTER-N E. ABS-IN-THE F. REST-ON G. AGNOSTIC ("coasting" anag...
...3 46 92 126 111 72 65 11 24 J. Foul sewer isn't shown to have topical importance _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ 28 115 70 84 4 59 128 89 96 55 9 101 49 43 K. Particular school endlessly bashed with club _ _ _ _ _ _ 68 107 122 29 15 131 L. Away from the rink, hockey's first, maturer politician _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 87 80 60 42 117 51 71 104 26 123 13 66 M. French general is still buried in Louisiana lot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 33 81 14 69 118 95 103 74 N. Non-Communist, a Maine university (2 wds...
...C. REVOL-VER (rev...
...P. AT-HEIST Q. YUK-ON (homophone of "uke") R. LENG-TH(e) ("Glen" anag...
Vol. 51 • February 1987 • No. 2
