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Acrostic Puzzle #7--May 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. My thanks to Claire Trazenfeld for test-solving this puzzle. Please submit author, title, and last word of the quotation by May 20, 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 A fellow is a hunk ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                  
114 8 37 45 77 161                  
B There's Basil, lost but found again ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___        
47 87 16 61 30 155 33 63 132 51 26        
C Garrulous and vital, Kate needs taming ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___            
5 22 99 177 107 72 121 86 49            
D Panama's chief equipment ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___              
73 138 185 78 66 90 19 102              
E Covertly smashed (3 wds) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    
163 24 46 104 28 130 31 117 135 83 111 36 150    
F Knock to the ground, but sounds just the opposite ___ ___ ___ ___                      
142 20 105 183                      
G Spanish bigwig tossed grenade ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
21 157 151 94 180 139 176                
H Relaxes in sun-wind-sea environment ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
3 145 184 178 88 171 80                
I I'm going to choose malice (hyph) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
23 35 54 25 70 50 92                
J Labor enforcers eroded K-Mart assets ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___        
14 141 125 59 97 53 181 122 18 65 39        
K Chilean ad: "Improved Food!" ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___            
27 82 118 15 34 126 74 109 44            
L

It's funny: Eve at first beat Heather (hyph)

 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___        
76 98 101 182 156 175 168 149 1 159 128        
M Evil daemon made eerie sound ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                  
2 13 64 165 48 187                  
N Sign of possession: disturbed, or past hope ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___          
147 71 166 17 75 112 7 43 154 85          
O No-account northern ruler in old Chinese capital ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
179 57 170 119 56 173 164                
P Tailed fish vowed to lose head ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___              
68 123 144 115 9 140 67 100              
Q Football player was in debt, and busted? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
91 108 95 81 10 79 116                
R Painting takes second in show; critic loses face, becoming disjointed, perhaps? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___            
160 186 12 69 40 174 134 127 153            
S Eek! a scandal unraveled in Maugham work (3 wds) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  ___  ___  ___        
148 169 89 29 4 62 152 146  93 137 103        
T Hot cooked goose and hearts of fowl in jug ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___              
129 167 41 133 106 6 113 120              
U State of country not applicable ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                
158 162 143 60 124 84 110                
V Sheriff's mother hiding in grass ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                  
131 172 38 42 96 11                  
W Listen to old time publisher--it's easy ___ ___ ___ ___ ___                    
55 136 52 58 32                    

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