Sunday, June 16, 2013
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s timely and pleasant acrostic draws a humorous quotation from On Fatherhood by Bill Cosby.
In this collection of ruminations, anecdotes, and vignettes, the actor/ comedian covers the paternal gamut from the first child's birth to the challenges of raising teenagers and the ambivalence of watching kids leave home. ~ Google Books
The quotation: MY FATHER DID TRY … NOT TO CURSE … HAVING TO SQUELCH THE PROFANITIES … REDUCED HIM TO SAYING SUCH THINGS AS, ‘IF YOU EVER … BECAUSE YOU’RE A … AND I SWEAR I’LL …” FOR MANY YEARS … I THOUGHT MY FATHER WAS … UNABLE TO COMPLETE A SENTENCE.
The author’s name and the title of the work:
BILL COSBY, ON FATHERHOOD
BILL COSBY, ON FATHERHOOD
The defined words:
A. Subject to a change of view, BRAINWASH
B. Bias, unfairness, INEQUITY
C. Drift apart, as friends might (2 wds.), LOSE TOUCH
D. Prone to turn on the waterworks, LACHRYMOSE
E. One serving a function, CATERER
F. Facility called a “dunny” in Australia, OUTHOUSE
G. 640-acre chunk of land, out West, SECTION
H. 1961 doo-wop hit written by Rodgers and Hart, “BLUE MOON”
I. Sport that may be wind-assisted, YACHTING
J. Pack more than you should, OVERSTUFF
K. Cablevision media purchase of 2008, “NEWSDAY”
L. Emanation from Tinker Bell’s want (2 wds.), FAIRY DUST
M. Beef up, expand, add to, AUGMENT
N. Molière play about a pious hypocrite, “TARTUFFE”
O. Built like Santa Claus, HEAVYSET
P. Place for a bibliophile (2 wds.), EASY CHAIR
Q. Style heard in the soundtrack for “The Sting”, RAGTIME
R. Target when planning for a strike, HEADPIN
S. Workers who harvest by raking beds, OYSTERMEN
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