https://www.dropbox.com/home/Acrostics?preview=acrostic18.pdf
Monday, March 22, 2021
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Solution to the January acrostic
"Even this mornings stroll was a borrowed Steve Jobsian tic. Go for a walk with a co-worker or competitor, coax what you want out of him. Donny was an avid student of tech stardom. Oh, hed just pretended he stalked Amy for some free breakfast, but sure as the sun doth shine he was picking her brain for something."
Helen Schulman Come With Me
A. Hand jive
B. Extrawurst
C. Logarithm
D. Earthworks
E. No bottom
F. Saw palmetto
G. Cow corner
H. Handlebar gears
I. Understood
J. Lesch-Nyhan
K. May the force be with you
L. Arthur's seat
M. Nikki Van Dijk
N. Covers
O. Out of office message
P. Masterwork
Q. Endorphins
R. Watusi
S, Into the Woods
T. The wages of sin is death
U. Habbot
V. Muffin top
W. Endorsed
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Solution to the solstice acrostic
The Booker Prize was from 2020. A delightful book, full of Glasgow dialect.
« The tears were running down her face and pooling on her apron. "But I love ye," she said. Shug pulled the taxi in a sharp arc and parked in a dark corner of the empty car park. He glanced at his watch and then met her eyes again. "Aye, well, take yer knickers off then. I've only got five minutes." »
Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
A. Dick Tracy
B. Omphalocele
C. Underneath
D. Gender neutral
E. Lycanthropy
F. Askance
G. Stark Draper
H. Skew-whiff
I. The Egg And I
J. Up to date
K. Anna Neagle
L. Refinish
M. Telomere
N. Shio
O. Huevos rancheros
P. Uneven
Q. Granny knot
R. Grade three
S. If he...
T. Erstwhile
U. Back in the day
V. Anti-vax
W. Impedes
X. Now, fair Hippolyta...
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Solution to the Thanksgiving acrostic
"I love the atmosphere," my Mother said, tilting her face up to the Sun. That was one thing about my mother, why she was fun, she valued comfort. We never had to stay in museums too long. If we didnt like something, we left and went somewhere else, like a restaurant. She wasn't too strict about discipline.
Mona Simpson, Anywhere But Here
A. Molly Malone
B. Omdurman
C. Now, Voyager
D. Attested
E. Sitting pretty
F. Isthmuses
G. Master of the house
H. Power walk
I. Sheets
J. Oh Calcutta!
K. Niftiest
L. Augment
M. Nephilim
N. Yet without
O. Warning track
P. Hoot owl
Q. Ethane
R. Ravenclaw
S. Etouffee
T. Bloodhounds
U. Unwashed
V. The hindmost
W. Hartebeest
X. Emissive
Y. Refinish
Z. E-Wides
Acrostic for the Solstice
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.







