06.21.09 -- Electronic Acrostic

Sunday, June 21, 2009

ACROSTIC, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz

We've been robbed!

The Quotation: MY STANDARD BREAKFAST OF BACON EGGS TOAST JELLY AND ORANGE JUICE WITH COFFEE CONTAINS EVERY ELEMENT I CRAVE CAFFEINE SALT SUGAR CHOLESTERAL AND FAT IN CALIFORNIA EATING SUCH A MEAL IS REGARDED AS A SUICIDE ATTEMPT

The Author’s Name and Title of the Work: SUE GRAFTON B IS FOR BURGLAR

The Defined Words: A. Openly shocked or bewildered (hyph.), SLACK-JAWED; B. Principle that nature’s laws hold throughout the cosmos, UNIFORMITY; C. “Be virtuous and you will be ECCENTRIC” (Mark Twain); D. Game in which books are made (2 wds.), GO FISH; E. An answer to an answer, REJOINDER; F. Birds of a region, AVIFAUNA; G. Extreme in one’s enthusiasm, FANATIC; H. Sci-fi tale of a teleportation-lab fiasco (2 wds.), THE FLY; I. Dish whose name is derived from the Latin word “lamella,” meaning “thin plate”, OMELET; J. “Sorry, but that’s impossible” (3 wds.), NO CAN DO; K. Cow-bison hybrid, BEEFALO; L. Per Shakespeare, what not to admit “to the marriage of true minds”, IMPEDIMENTS; M. Blue state, SADNESS; N. Out of a guy’s usual range, FALSETTO; O. 8/14 of an Italian sonnet, OCTAVE; p. Fail to follow suit when required and able, RENEGE; Q. Allow air to pass though, as a fabric, BREATHE; R. One who may take another’s role, UNDERSTUDY; S. Unkempt, disorderly; motley, RAGTAG; T. Seeming to require an epoch to move, GLACIAL; U. Prudhomme’s successor at Commander’s Palace, New Orleans, LAGASSE; V. Taking self-denial a bit far, ASCETIC; W. Believer in Ethiopia as the true Zion, RASTAFARIAN.

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