Solution to the February acrostic

How very appropriate, on the very day Harvey Weinstein is getting on the orange jumpsuit, to bring you the solution to acrostic40.

« I hear you rape women she said. Sometimes you have sex with a woman who is not your wife, and theres a disagreement about what has happened, and you just have to write a check to make it go away, Weinstein replied calmly. He would later deny that he heard her mention rape.»

Ronan Farrow, Catch and Kill

A. Rothermere
B. On the other hand
C. New York teams
D. Amphetamine
E. Nehi
F. Famished
G. Awesome
H. Roustabout
I. Rumpus
J. Oh What a Lovely War
K. White whine
L. Ciparis
M. Austenite
N. Tweedledee
O. Chotapeg
P. Haxey Hood
Q. Anaesthesia
R. Nauseous
S. Dewpoint
T. Kathy Najimy
U. Iditarod
V. Lewd vagrancy
W. Leeway

Acrostic for february

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmvx1lorin7k53g/acrostic40.pdf?dl=0

Rather by accident, this one is topical this month.

Solution to the New Year acrostic

"I was twelve years old, and I'd never done Valentine's Day before. I understood Valentine's Day, as a concept. The naked baby shoots you with an arrow and you fall in love. I got that part. But this was my first time being introduced to it as an activity."

Trevor Noah, Born a Crime

A. Then fall, Caesar
B. Rotted away
C. Edward Dutton
D. Visionary
E. Ostend manifesto
F. Rotation by
G. Negociant
H. On that day
I. Await
J. Hasty pudding club
K. Boatswain
L. Opiod
M. Red velvet
N. Naivest
O. Askew
P. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Q. Ravish
R. Intensify
S. Moody Blues
T. Eye teeth

This book is a riot, very funny.Highly recommended

Acrostic for Christmas and New Year

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3udfvflozvsaiha/acrostic37.pdf?dl=0

Like the last one, this has no holiday theme to it, but it's from a hilarious new book by a brilliant entertainer.

MC and HNY to all readers...

Solution to the December acrostic

"Growing up in Los Angeles, my best friend in grade school was this girl named Penny. She was an extrovert, a great kisser, and as I recall, a pretty good gymnast. At recess, she would drag me to the restroom just to watch her take a dump right next to the toilet."

Jen Beagin, Vacuum in the Dark

A. Jessica
B. Espionage
C. New York
D. Bosworth
E. Encampments
F. Asterwort
G. Gammer Gurton's needle
H. Index
I. No story
J. Vortex
K. Asgard
L. Camille Paglia
M. Utterly
N. Ushant
O. Megaflop
P. Into that good night
Q. Nest egg
R. Thursday
S. Heathrow
T. Erstwhile
U. Didact
V. Atheists
W. Rader
X. Kestrels

This book is good fun, telling the story of a house cleaner in Taos.

Acrostic for December

I've put this up so that American readers have it in time for Thanksgiving. It doesn't have a turkey theme, but it's good fun anyway.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tr6w5znwfmqainv/acrostic16.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the November acrostic

"The unfortunate truth is, rudeness is the human condition. We modern humans are a bunch of grasping, self-involved jerks, same as generations of humans before us. It's just that there are suddenly fewer constraints on our graspy, self-involved jerkhood than ever before."

Amy Alkon, I see rude people

A. Adjutant
B. Minor fifth
C. Young Sheldon
D. Andrew Johnson
E. Lubitsch
F. Kissing off
G. Observant
H. No future
I. Islets of Langerhans
J. Sheriff
K. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
L. Eurostar
M. Redgraves
N. Under threat
O. Drum majorette
P. Enhancement
Q. Possessives
R. Ever so
S. Out West
T. Phantom
U. Labour head
V. Eau

Amy Alkon styles herself "The Advice Goddess" and has a very active daily blog.