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Acrostic Puzzle #4--January 2003 by Accipiter

Instructions:Solve the cryptic clues, and transfer the letters of the answers to the appropriate squares in the grid. The grid will reward you with a quotation. The first letters of the clue answers, reading down, reveal the name of the author and the title of the work. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary was used in the construction of this puzzle. Please submit author, title, and the third word of the quotation by January 25, 2003. (If you are having trouble printing these puzzles, you can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the puzzle). Find the grid for this puzzle here.
CLUES ANSWERS
A Heard coughin'--fire in the city? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3 14 83 153 170 190 145 140 118 179
B Crude figures (Fig. 1) expressed in outlandish fees ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8 13 31 58 112 171 64 40
C Vehicle went back to deliver post ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
36 27 123 151 110
D Jolt to the girl if opposed to abortion? (5-2-4) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
10 18 52 92 132 173 181 44 84 96 158
E Call for a drink (3-3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
21 35 101 124 155 184
F Scattered Italian actress internalizes--if female lead ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
28 67 88 97 163 15 50
G Fact: feed mixture produced a reaction ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4 22 42 76 147 187 69 11
H Return of officers' training group #4, with notes for winning ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5 29 166 20 37 90 100 135 105 141
I Lust unfulfilled in ancient Troy? That's a mistaken impression ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  ___
34 49 73 98 106 189 114 154
J Missing red lace dress, rumpled and of inferior quality ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
51 2 17 149 175 183 33 66
K Chanteur Charles, denizen of outré netherworld ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
25 65 55 74 85 142
L Hawaiian singer and I returning cheese prepared in my kitchen ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7 47 54 119 129 148 159 186
M Reacting to frustration in love: "Undone! Bother! Undone!" (2,3,7) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
167 180 126 57 53 115 107 138 82 39 102 152
N Radical Uncle Calvin's scent precedes us--it's disturbing ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
122 43 169 45 32 99
O Sob seems troubled, but works in relief ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6 185 162 78 61 81 143 131
P Blue television channel in which I can be seen etching ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
80 70 136 125 56 127 113 176
Q Blind thug dines messily ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
71 46 68 111 191 174 86 19 77
R Sounded new, reactionary--swell! (4,3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
1 41 59 91 23 30 120
S Vehicle (initially Ford Edsel) carrying lawyer for sentencing of religious victim (4-2-2) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9 109 172 103 144 116 134 178
T Essential for health: a fool-proof back scrubber ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
157 12 16 104 165 26
U To show respect, return cooking utensil to wife ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
60 89 177 164 139 182
V Without question, Harlequin fractured nose? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
95 168 63 72 150 161 24
W Warranting a bulletin: "All points: Throw out yesterday's lead" ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
117 93 156 128 48 146 137 62 188 87
X Leave termination of mosquito to government agent--insect repellent didn't do the job (6,3) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
160 121 130 38 75 94 133 79 108

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