Al-Jazari’s elephant water clock, 1206
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Thief of Time by Terry Pritchett — Jeremy, a young clockmaker who has always managed to stay just this side of insanity (except for once) finds that he has been enlisted to build a clock that measures time perfectly. He and his assistant Igor attack the problem with zest, never realizing that this perfect clock will stop time forever.
The quotation: IT WAS THREE O’CLOCK. AND EVERY CLOCK STRUCK IT AT ONCE. CUCKOOS CUCKOO’D… HOUR PINS FELL OUT OF THE CANDLE CLOCK, THE WATER CLOCKS GURGLED AND SEESAWED BACK AS THE BUCKETS EMPTIED, BELLS CLANGED, GONGS BANGED, CHIMES TINKLED… .
The author’s name and the title of the work: TERRY PRATCHETT, THIEF OF TIME
The defined words:
A. High point in horology, TWELVE
B. Editor of two volumes of “Das Kapital”, ENGELS
C. Accessory sold at many an army surplus store, RUCKSACK
D. Be convincing … as Big Ben? (2 wds.), RING TRUE
E. Plant bearing New Mexico’s state flower, YUCCA
F. Feast among Northwest Indians marked by lavish distribution of gifts, POTLATCH
G. Tactic used to snare a suspect, ROADBLOCK
H. City with a large Maori population, AUCKLAND
I. Ambulate unsteadily, TODDLE
J. Party in India headed by Sonia Gandhi, CONGRESS
K. WrestleMania tag-team partner of Mr. T (2 wds.), HULK HOGAN
L. Drawing from many styles or philosophies, ECLECTIC
M. Accept, as a challenge or duty (2 wds.), TAKE ON
N. Duds donned by the donnish, TWEEDS
O. College town where Rosa Parks was born, TUSKEGEE
P. Applesauce or baloney, HOGWASH
R. Author and protagonist of “Murder on 34th Street” (2 wds.), ED KOCH
S. Hysterical, climbing the walls, FRANTIC
T. Marsupial unfazed by rattlesnake bites, OPOSSUM
U. Weak; irresponsible, FECKLESS
V. Stuff for making snuff, TOBACCO
W. “The greatest genius is the most INDEBTED man” (Emerson)
X. Pitch with a frequency of 261,626 hertz (2 wds.), MIDDLE C
Y. In Britain, kind of cake filled with currants, ECCLES
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1 comment:
Must be an enjoyable read Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by "to read" list.
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