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.The first letters of clue answers spell...
...Linda Ellerbee) A. L(AND)ED B. INN-OVATIONS C. NO(I)SINESS D. DOGFIG(H)TS ("God's gift" anag...
...51 62 117 5 36 80 17 33 G. After 50, Acheson gets head of Treasury in clutches (2 wds...
...73 31 43 82 112 103 20 66 27 H. In Frenzy, men find catalyst 38 57 3 119 48 110 I. Audio commercial scrapped for supplement 21 39 1 63 97 113 104 J. Butt delivered like a mule 61 29 23 35 8 12 46 68 K. A post office the general manager saw 75 94 79 108 87 60 14 64 L. Reagan returned the flower, causing a storm 92 47 42 58 II 81 6 77 111 69 95 M. In experiment, American is most docile 78 19 89 74 SO 116 N. Cook and nurse empty wine 93 49 34 101 106 72 115 9 Solution to last month's Progressive Puzzle "'And so it goes' is the only thing to say after one has said many things which make no sense—like recounting the day's events...
...Glues A. Cannon with zero shot 102 83 70 53 16 4 88 25 B. Reverse of shame felt by debtor in Parisian landmark (2 wds...
...E. A-ME(THY-S)T F. EYEWITNESS ("West N.Y...
...M. EN(CHANT-MEN)T ("ten" anag...
...The solution to this month's puzzle will appear next month...
...76 91 55 44 28 65 30 109 18 10 D. Composer excited fan from China IIS 2 22 IS 84 90 107 96 54 71 100 40 E. Dairy product makes Berra mostly sore 7 41 98 59 13 24 32 F. Fruit bee cut carpenter's tool (2 wds...
...Clues are in the "cryptic" style...
...I see" anag...
...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 clue answers spell out the author of the quotation...
...26 56 67 45 114 37 86 99 105 8 52 C. Late workers unsteady in thighs and feet (2 wds...
...K. BAK(SHE)ES-H L. ECSTACY ("sect say" anag...
...G. L-ANGUISH H. LO(A)NER I. (w)EIGHTY J. RO-OKIE ("or" rev...
...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. 51 • May 1987 • No. 5
