Solution for January acrostic

"I quickly write up the tagging of the three terns and then open the tracking software with a lungful of air I'm too nervous to let out. The sight of the blinking red lights melts me with relief. I've had no idea if this could work, but here they are, three little birds that will fly south for the winter and, if everything goes to plan, take me with them."

Charlotte McConaghy, Migrations

A. Chestnut
B. Hideous Kinky
C. Avert
D. Rube Goldberg
E. Lighthousemen
F. Off The Road
G. Trippingly
H. Twist-off
I. Ethel Waters
J. Mute inglorious Milton
K. Chitterling
L. Cattle grid
M. Off the wall
N. Neither a borrower
O. Attitude
P. Get off the shed
Q. Halfwit
R. Yet within a month
S. Make love
T. I Like It Here
U. Ghost train
V. Revet
W. Ankh
X. The Elephant Queen
Y. Ifs
Z. Out with it
a. Night
b. Shrewdly

Acrostic for January 2022

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic79.pdf

Solution to December acrostic

"When they arrived, the paramedics put a neck brace on Maud then turned her like some precious archaeological find, old as Christ, fragile as ashes. One of the paramedics sat Tim on the back step of the ambulance and explained that he was suffering from shock but that he wasn't to worry because his girlfriend was doing pretty well."

Andrew Miller, The Crossing

A. Airbase
B. Nefaste
C. Damascus sword

D. Rhythm
E. Estate care
F. Where have all the flowers gone?
G. Mount Washington
H. In the house
I. Lithotripsy
J. Lee Iacocca
K. Exhaust manifold
L. Reported speech
M. The pawnbroker
N. Handicraft
O. Effade
P. Christine Keeler
Q. Reattach
R. Offhanded
S. Suprapubic
T. Stickleback
U. Italian wedding soup
V. Nothing, my Lord
W. Gamma bursts

Acrostic for December

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic11.pdf

Solution to the November acrostic

I get dressed for the occasion, which means a T-shirt over jeans. I am a nineteen-year-old long hair, and this is my look. I call a cab, jump in and am extraordinarily pleased to be able to utter the immortal line, "Abbey Road, please, driver."

Phil Collins, Not Dead Yet

A. Partick Thistle
B. Hammersmith palais
C. Informed
D. Laramie
E. Carmania
F. Oireachtas
G. Learning
H. Lavabo
I. Injury
J. Naxos
K. Seaweed
L. Neolith
M. Oblomov
N. Tree beetle
O. Desdichado
P. Endocytosis
Q. All the gin joints....
R. Depardieu
S. Yarner
T. Errand boy
U. Tablet

Acrostic for November

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic80.pdf

Solution for October acrostic

"Following the political tumult and excitement of the first successful lunar landings, the White House and NASA dramatically changed the direction of the entire space program under the excuse of a lack of public interest and insufficient funding."

Richard Hoagland Dark Mission

A. Rugger
B. Incorrect
C. Cupped
D. Hellhole
E. Acceded
F. Ratlin
G. Duffle
H. Hexadecimal
I. Obit
J. Aroint
K. Gerry Soffen
L. Lustful
M. Aching
N. Nuffield
O. Diffidence
P. Downscale
Q. Atticum
R. Rosh Hashanah
S. Kitten paws
T. Mounting
U. Institute
V. Space station
W. Staunch
X. Illuminate
Y. Often
Z. Netsex

Acrostc for October

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic21.pdf

Solution for September acrostic

"He found himself baffled by the mechanics of opening his apartment door. There was a key in his hand, and a lock on the door, and he understood in an abstract way that these two things fit together, but he couldn't figure out how to make it work, and this was how he knew he was delirious."

Emily Mandel, The Glass Hotel

A. Ed Wood
B. Metairie
C. Isaac Newton
D. Lost dog
E. Yenta
F. Mawkish
G. Anywhere but here
H. Nut hunt
I. Dew-fresh
J. End times
K. Lookout
L. That which...
M. Howie Hawkins
N. Estate plan
O. Grandfathered in
P. Loud soft
Q. Abba songs
R. South bank
S. Swedish chef
T. Hood ornament
U. Office party
V. Through thick and thin
W. Effed
X. Lothario

Acrostic for September

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic82.pdf

 

Solution for August acrostic

"When they were lying there afterward, she said "That was pretty intense wasnt it." He told her he always found it pretty intense. "But I mean practically romantic," said Marianne. I think I was starting to have feelings for you at one point. "You just have to repress all that stuff," he said. That's what I do."

Sally Rooney, Normal People

A. Safety first
B. Atticus Finch
C. Lady Godiva
D. Latter day saint
E. Youth hostel
F. Runways
G. Out with it!
H. On The Waterfront
I. Never eat lunch in this town again
J. e-Swatini
K. Yom Hashoah
L. Nightjar
M. One-handed
N. Ratepayer
O. Midwest
P. Arts et Métiers
Q. Lip bites
R. Preakness
S. Enthuse at
T. Off white
U. Pleasant
V. Lewdly
W. Either part

Acrostic for August

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic18.pdf

Solution to July acrostic

 In the late nineteen sixties a beautiful graduate student in archaeology was found murdered, bludgeoned to death. The rumor was she'd been having an affair with her Harvard professor. It started on the dig they were on together in Iran, and when they got back she wouldn't give it up.

[Becky] Cooper— We keep the Dead Close

A. Curds and whey
B. Omentum
C. Out with it
D. Philostrate
E. Euthanasia
F. Ruffian
G. Witwatersrand
H. Evonne Goolagong
I. Kent Heitholt
J. Endured
K. Everywhere
L. Phishing
M. Thoreau
N. Hard drive
O. Exhausted
P. Dithering
Q. End of the bed
R. Are belong to us
S. Different
T. Cantina
U. Latter Day Saints
V. Oh Be
W. Swaged
X. Ear tube

Acrostic for July

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8z8j2k89pnf8sf/acrostic81.pdf?dl=0

Solution for June acrostic

"The last thirty minutes of my flight, in retrospect, were a dicey time. At the time I didnt see it that way. First, I was trained to avoid any active intellectual comprehension of disaster. Dwelling on a potential danger, or imagining what might happen. I was also too busy with the tasks at hand."

[Scott] Carpenter, For Spacious Skies

A. Cottingley
B  A matter of trust
C. Rhadamantine
D. Pitter patter
E. Eighteen wheels
F. Not without my...
G. Trash bin
H. Eastwood
I. Raving mad
J. Fast times
K. On with the motley
L. Raisa
M. Snow White
N. Paddling pool
O. Asia
P  Chastity
Q. Indignity
R. One lane
S. Up tight
T. Sweet tea
U. Sacrifice fly
V. Karman line
W. Idiotic
X. Edited
Y. Slavish

Acrostic for June

 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zqhta1jzn8fbdkg7azcls/acrostic06.docx?dl=0&rlkey=xpi44fu9cr8rw9j1r6vips203

Solution to May acrostic

"You're going to stand here, on the side of the road. And we're going to get in our truck, slam the pedal to the floor, and accelerate toward you. If you stay there you'll die a quick death. If you run, we drive to your house and kill your children."

Phil Klay, Missionaries

A. Ponicherry
B. Hot weaher
C. Ivy League
D. Loud hailer
E. Key hook
F. Languedoc
G. Although we...
H. Youthful
I. Mornington Crescent
J. Ideated
K. Sequoia tree
L. Statute of Frauds
M. If you like
N. Outwardly
O. Nodule
P. Adder
Q. Roto-rooter
R. Ignored
S. Earthy
T. Syndication

Acrostic for May

 https://www.dropbox.com/homeAcrostics?preview=acrostic74.pdf

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solution to Spring acrsotic

 "When they were lying there afterward, she said That was pretty intense wasnt it. He told her he always found it pretty intense. But I mean practically romantic, said Marianne. I think I was starting to have feelings for you at one point. You just have to repress all that stuff, Marianne, he said. That's what I do."

Sally Rooney, Normal People

A. Safety first
B. Atticus Finch
C. Lady Godiva
D. Latter day saint
E. Youth hostel
F. Runways
G. Out with it
H. On the waterfront
I. Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
J. E-Swatini
K. Yom Hashoah
L. Nightjar
M. One-handed
N. Ratepayer
O. Midwest
P. Arts et Metiers
Q. Lip bites
R. Preakness
S. Enthuse at
T. Off white
U. Pleasant
V. Lewdly
W. Either part

Spring acrostic

 https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic18.pdf