03.29.09 -- Crash! -- the Acrostic
Sold Out (1929), cartoon by Rollin Kirby depicting the repercussions of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. ----------------- Sunday, March 29, 2009 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
"The Great Crash, 1929 is a book written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published in 1954; it is an economic history of the lead-up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The book argues that the 1929 stock market crash was precipitated by rampant speculation in the stock market, that the common denominator of all speculative episodes is the belief of participants that they can become rich without work and that the tendency towards recurrent speculative orgy serves no useful purpose, but rather is deeply damaging to an economy." -- Wikipedia. The Great Crash, 1929
The quotation: THE PRINCIPLE OF LEVERAGE IS THE SAME AS IN THE GAME OF CRACK-THE-WHIP. BY THE APPLICATION OF WELL-KNOWN PHYSICAL LAWS A MODEST MOVEMENT NEAR THE POINT OF ORIGIN IS TRANSLATED INTO A MAJOR JOLT ON THE PERIPHERY. The author’s name and the title of the work: J K GALBRAITH THE GREAT CRASH
The defined words: A. Result of a big hit, JACKPOT; B. Spoiler among fun seekers, KILLJOY; C. Central issue for economic planners, GROWTH; D. Long-necked fish-eater of the New World also known as a water turkey, ANHINGA; E. Slow, LENTO; F. Where a lot of drilling goes on (2 wds.), BOOT CAMP; G. Photojournalist who wrote “How the Other Half Lives,” 1891, RIIS; H. Boom to bust?, ANTONYM; I. Outlay of capital in pursuit of profit, INVESTMENT; J. Proceed with caution or stealth, TIPTOE; K. Having a sharp, U-shaped bend, HAIRPIN; L. Brainwork from Pythagoras and others, THEOREMS; M. Rough and clumsy with one’s hands (hyph.), HAM-FISTED; N. Fill with juice?, ELECTRIFY; O. A kisser’s contortion, GRIMACE; P. What a baseball “fireman” provides, RELIEF; Q. It may be pushed by an artist, ENVELOPE; R. Metrical foot of “Bada-bing!”, ANAPEST; S. Food fish native to African rivers, TILAPIA; T. Problem for the financially strapped (2 wds.), CASH FLOW; U. Celebrity, RENOWN; V. Flower said to fill the plains of Hades, in Greek myth, ASPHODEL; W. Part of an ode sung while the chorus turns, STROPHE; X. Unrefined, noisy laugh, HEEHAW. Crack-the-Whip! 
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"The Great Crash, 1929 is a book written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published in 1954; it is an economic history of the lead-up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The book argues that the 1929 stock market crash was precipitated by rampant speculation in the stock market, that the common denominator of all speculative episodes is the belief of participants that they can become rich without work and that the tendency towards recurrent speculative orgy serves no useful purpose, but rather is deeply damaging to an economy." -- Wikipedia. The Great Crash, 1929
The quotation: THE PRINCIPLE OF LEVERAGE IS THE SAME AS IN THE GAME OF CRACK-THE-WHIP. BY THE APPLICATION OF WELL-KNOWN PHYSICAL LAWS A MODEST MOVEMENT NEAR THE POINT OF ORIGIN IS TRANSLATED INTO A MAJOR JOLT ON THE PERIPHERY. The author’s name and the title of the work: J K GALBRAITH THE GREAT CRASH
The defined words: A. Result of a big hit, JACKPOT; B. Spoiler among fun seekers, KILLJOY; C. Central issue for economic planners, GROWTH; D. Long-necked fish-eater of the New World also known as a water turkey, ANHINGA; E. Slow, LENTO; F. Where a lot of drilling goes on (2 wds.), BOOT CAMP; G. Photojournalist who wrote “How the Other Half Lives,” 1891, RIIS; H. Boom to bust?, ANTONYM; I. Outlay of capital in pursuit of profit, INVESTMENT; J. Proceed with caution or stealth, TIPTOE; K. Having a sharp, U-shaped bend, HAIRPIN; L. Brainwork from Pythagoras and others, THEOREMS; M. Rough and clumsy with one’s hands (hyph.), HAM-FISTED; N. Fill with juice?, ELECTRIFY; O. A kisser’s contortion, GRIMACE; P. What a baseball “fireman” provides, RELIEF; Q. It may be pushed by an artist, ENVELOPE; R. Metrical foot of “Bada-bing!”, ANAPEST; S. Food fish native to African rivers, TILAPIA; T. Problem for the financially strapped (2 wds.), CASH FLOW; U. Celebrity, RENOWN; V. Flower said to fill the plains of Hades, in Greek myth, ASPHODEL; W. Part of an ode sung while the chorus turns, STROPHE; X. Unrefined, noisy laugh, HEEHAW. Crack-the-Whip! 
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Thanks for the write-up and the Kirby cartoon.
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