https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rpvomo8asemhu9/acrostic77.pdf?dl=0
The quote is from a Booker prizewinner, but I'm obviously not saying from what year.
I've left more than usual punctuation in the diagram, simply because something about the language makes me think it would be hard to understand the quote without it. There are only a couple of unfamiliar words in the list. Good luck and season's greetings.
I rate this one as fairly easy. The book is set in France.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfnyy0mtfo1k6au/acrostic68.pdf?dl=0
« Whether it is a wedding or a funeral, ceremony in Amsterdam is frowned upon; ritual can be too gross, too papist, and must be avoided. But a rich man to be drowned is different, the moral juiciness, the symbolism plucked out of the bible, and of course a crowd has arrived. »
Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist
A. Jeddah
B. Edward V
C. Sidi Ifni
D. Sufferfest
E. Irredeemable
F. Echolocates
G. Bivouacs
H. Underhand
I. Robert Abplanalp
J. Termagant
K. Osso buco
L. Nunc Dimittis
M. Tommy Orange
N. How doth...
O. Euston
P. Marienbad
Q. Imarets
R. Nostrum
S. If what
T. Arecibo
U. Twofold
V. Updos
W. Rudely
X. Inshore
Y. Sinker
Z. Two-piece
Download:https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6792xcuwx5elbz/acrostic71.pdf?dl=0
I consider this one pretty easy. Solvers with only average general knowledge ought to write in words F,H,K,N,O and T on the first pass. It's a great quote.
"In the early hours of her tenth night at sea the boat wakes her with a new noise. She furls the jib to roughly half its full surface then struggles into her harness, clips on, and goes to the mast to free the main halyard and drops two reefs worth of mainsail into the lazy jacks. The boat slows, quietens."
Andrew Miller, The Crossing
A. At the ninth
B. Nettles
C. Dwayne Johnson
D. Royal Highness
E. Earthwards
F. What hath God wrought?
G. Mawkish
H. If he hollers
I. Lazy jacks
J. La Motte-Piquet-Grenelle
K. Earphones
L. Rations
M. Tattoo art
N. Halfen
O. Et tu Brute
P. Coffee houses
Q. Raffish
R. Offense
S. Siren suit
T. Sideshow Bob
U. In them thar hills
V. Neorealists
W. Gustatory
