Sunday, September 27, 2009
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Barbara Wallraff is a weekly syndicated columnist for King Features and a contributing editor and words columnist at The Atlantic Monthly, where she has worked since 1983. She is the author of the nationally best-selling book "Word Court," "Your Own Words," and "Word Fugitives."
The quotation: WORDS EXIST TO DESCRIBE ALL SORTS OF IDEAS CONSIDER MISNOMER A WRONG OR UNSUITABLE NAME MNEMONIC A DEVICE SUCH ASA FORMULA OR RHYME TO ASSIST MEMORY MUMBO JUMBO GIBBERISH AND MYTACISM EXCESSIVE USE OF THE LETTER MThe author’s name and the title of the work: BARBARA WALLRAFF WORD COURTThe defined words: A. Misleading bit of advice (2 wds.),BUM STEER; B. Modern echo of a primitive trait,ATAVISM; C. Atop a mattress, maybe, RECUMBENT; D. Grumpy comrade, BASHFUL; E. Made-up; taken as dogma, ASSUMED; F. Merrymakers, REVELERS; G. Much more than chummy, AMATORY; H. Managed in the face of, WITHSTOOD; L. Muscle-building, cardiovascular regimen, AEROBICS; J. Maladroit numbskull, LUMMOX; K. Nimble;limber, LISSOME; L. Mysterious; concerning complex matters,RECONDITE; M. Military school,ACADEMY; N. Carlos Montoya’s music, FLAMENCO; O. Masterful maneuvering, FINESSE; P. Mischievous or fanciful humor, WHIMSY; Q. Mistake in itemizing, OMISSION; R. Misgivings of a malefactor, REMORSE; S. Meatball, dimwit, ninnyhammer, DINGBAT; T. Comment in a meddling way (2 wds.),CHIME IN; U. Main aim,OBJECT; V. Making much of one’s wife,UXORIOUS; W. Richard who composed “Maria,” Mimi” and “Moon of My Delight,” RODGERS; X. What some mail may come over, TRANSOM.
For Word Court, go HERE.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Barbara Wallraff is a weekly syndicated columnist for King Features and a contributing editor and words columnist at The Atlantic Monthly, where she has worked since 1983. She is the author of the nationally best-selling book "Word Court," "Your Own Words," and "Word Fugitives."
The quotation: WORDS EXIST TO DESCRIBE ALL SORTS OF IDEAS CONSIDER MISNOMER A WRONG OR UNSUITABLE NAME MNEMONIC A DEVICE SUCH ASA FORMULA OR RHYME TO ASSIST MEMORY MUMBO JUMBO GIBBERISH AND MYTACISM EXCESSIVE USE OF THE LETTER M
The author’s name and the title of the work: BARBARA WALLRAFF WORD COURT
The defined words: A. Misleading bit of advice (2 wds.), BUM STEER; B. Modern echo of a primitive trait, ATAVISM; C. Atop a mattress, maybe, RECUMBENT; D. Grumpy comrade, BASHFUL; E. Made-up; taken as dogma, ASSUMED; F. Merrymakers, REVELERS; G. Much more than chummy, AMATORY; H. Managed in the face of, WITHSTOOD; L. Muscle-building, cardiovascular regimen, AEROBICS; J. Maladroit numbskull, LUMMOX; K. Nimble; limber, LISSOME; L. Mysterious; concerning complex matters, RECONDITE; M. Military school, ACADEMY; N. Carlos Montoya’s music, FLAMENCO; O. Masterful maneuvering, FINESSE; P. Mischievous or fanciful humor, WHIMSY; Q. Mistake in itemizing, OMISSION; R. Misgivings of a malefactor, REMORSE; S. Meatball, dimwit, ninnyhammer, DINGBAT; T. Comment in a meddling way (2 wds.), CHIME IN; U. Main aim, OBJECT; V. Making much of one’s wife, UXORIOUS; W. Richard who composed “Maria,” Mimi” and “Moon of My Delight,” RODGERS; X. What some mail may come over, TRANSOM.
For Word Court, go HERE.
1 comment:
Thanks for the write-up.
I count 69 M's in the answers and clues.
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