Acrostic for June

Something vagely topical here...

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic07.pdf

Solution to the May acrostic

« Each time the train stopped, there was a beat of hope. A destination, any place on earth, was better than being lost in the bottomless night. The doors were thrown back and they saw a snowy countryside. A German soldier was shouting at them. If anyone tries to escape he will be shot. If anyone has died, throw out the body. »

Sebastian Faulks, Charlotte Gray

A. Scotoma
B. Eshel Hanasi
C. Best boy
D. Ash Wednesday
E. Shibboleth
F. Two or three things
G. In the worst way
H. Any which way
I. Natalie Wood
J. Foot width
K. Announcement
L. Understate
M. Land of hope
N. Knotty
O. Sandbag
P. Coppertone
Q. Hébuterne
R. Assets
S. Raisin
T. Leith
U. Ottomania
V. There there
W. Testament
X. Elbow pad
Y. Gothicise
Z. Regifted
a. Atrophia
b. Years

I really recommend WORD V.

Acrostic for May

Continuing the macabre theme appropriate to these times....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbnrcanx6qfwkl2/acrostic23.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the April acrostic

"One minute he was at his desk in the office at the gallery, talking to Jane Ogden, perfectly fine, the next he keeled over, hit his head perhaps, everything went flying. Hannah tried CPR, the paramedics tried everything but before they got him to the hospital he was dead."

Tessa Hadley, Late in the Day

A. Thank God
B. Ephedrine
C. Steven Weed
D. Steeplejack
E. Atheroma
F. Henry Huntley Haight
G. Airbags
H. Depth
I. Leicester City
J. Effectively
K. Yes, Virginia
L. Left hooker
M. Axminster
N. Top hat
O. Earthed
P. In the thigh
Q. Not to be trifled with
R. Thief
S. Hogan
T. Ethan Frome
U. Dunsinane
V. Apple shed
W. Yew hedge

Acrostic for April

I don't have one with a pandemic theme, but this one's suitably morbid...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmkn59dzwzy8ewx/acrostic14.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the March acrostic

"There is no limit to what the middle-aged mother will do in the holy crusade against ruffians like me. Mummy and I took just one quick look at each other and from then on the age of chivalry was dead. I knew that, to protect her innocent young, she wouldn't hesitate to cheat, lie, bully and blackmail."

John Osborne. Look Back in Anger

A. Jenna Fischer
B. Out of luck
C. "He has killed me, Mother"
D. Nettle
E. Other than that
F. Smarmy
G. Bottom line
H. Own thing
I. Radical
J. New Statesman
K. Eideladha
L. Lucy Davis
M. Oddly enough
N. Opine
O. Kidneys
P. Back to the future
Q. Adhere to
R. Calanque
S. Kicked out of
T. Ill met
U. No whit
V. Atwood
W. Not home
X. Gather lilacs
Y. Eighty-two
Z. Rimini

Another example of a slight cheat on my part. I inserted the word "just" which is not in the original text. I had to have a J.

Acrostic for March

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yktjn7frc0h2sps/acrostic33.pdf?dl=0

This is from a favourite play, first performed 1957. Once upon a time I played the lead part, in student theatre.