Partial solution to the July acrostic

These are the really nasty words from the word list:

B. Trachoma
C. Essokinesis
D. Pectus excavatum
I. Efavirenz
P. Sternoclavicular
R. Ectrodactyly

Unfamiliar words in the diagram are:

Sencha
Masa
Sriracha

Acrostic for July: GRAND CHALLENGE

This month's puzzle is exceptionally difficult, with unfamiliar words both in the diagram and the word list. In a few days I'll publish a partial solution, giving away the most unfamiliar words.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/05irv9hbhsuy2l0/acrostic67.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the June acrostic

[I wrote that this was vaguely topical because of Behnken & Hurley's ride to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9. Public interest in astronautics briefly revived.]

« Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin closed the Gemini program in November. There was a problem with the radar that was supposed to track the distance to the waiting Agena, but Aldrin wasnt fazed. He had written a major thesis on orbital rendezvous to qualify as an astronaut. With pencil and paper, he worked out what thrusters to fire. »

Piers Bizony, [The] Man Who Ran The Moon

A. Puddle Dock
B. Invigilated
C. Equation
D. Rephrased
E. Saddleworth
F. Baffin snow monsters
G. Imprint
H. Zipcar
I. Ogham
J. New wave
K. Yak butter tea
L. Montparnasse
M. Albert Pujols
N. Nevermore
O. Without a trace
P. Hip bath
Q. On the other hand
R. Raja
S. Austerltz
T. Now is the winter of...
U. Tizi 'n Test
V. Hogwarts
W. Ed Barth
X. Manga
Y. Old as the hills
Z. Outward ace
a. Naturalized

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