Acrostica I


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Fifty challenging acrostic puzzles constructed from thought-provoking quotes, with clues covering subjects from the classics to pop culture. Everything comes together in these acclaimed, wide-ranging confections for the mind. Praise for the first edition from Amazon reviews: A great new volume of acrostic puzzles If you're a confirmed acrostaholic like I am, you'll love Michael's puzzles... Perfect for solving on leisurely Saturday mornings with a cup of coffee -- or three... - Cynthia Morris, Author of "American Acrostics" and "Kids' Krostics" Good collection of acrostic puzzles - Acrostic puzzle books seem to be increasingly rare, and this is a good addition to what's available ...this collection will appeal to acrostic addicts of all levels of skill. - Phelps Gates Well worth purchasing - Very clever acrostics with varied themes ...fine for acrostic connoisseurs - Joan I. Andon The second edition contains the same puzzles as the first; one of the answer keys has been corrected.




The New York Times Acrostic Puzzles Volume 11


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50 Quotation puzzles from the pages of The New York Times Edited by Emily Cox and Harry Rathvon New York Times puzzles are America's favorite! Whether your tastes are literary or lowbrow, this latest installment of fifty of the Sunday Times' famous acrostic puzzles features quotations ranging from Herman Melville to Dave Barry, Stephen Jay Gould to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So sharpen your pencil, put on your thinking cap, and get ready for some acrostic fun!







The Irish Monthly


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African Acrostics


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Celebrates such wild animals as giraffes, zebras, and lions, in poems written to contain acrostics, in which beginning or ending letters from the poetry lines can be used to spell other words.




Spring


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In this companion book to "Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic," the pleasures of spring, from April to Zenith, are captured in twenty-six short poems. New grass and daffodils, hopscotch and kite flying, kittens under the porch and baby birds under the eaves are the subjects of Steven Schnur's evocative verses and Leslie Evans's luminous linoleum-cut illustrations. When read vertically, each poem reveals a playful acrostic, making every handsomely designed page a double treat for the eye as well as a joyous tribute to the season.




Autumn


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One brief acrostic poem for each letter of the alphabet from acorn to zero follows the fall season from end of summer to chilly conclusion.




Acrostica I Enlarged Print Edition


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Now with larger print! Grid and clues on separate pages. Fifty challenging acrostic puzzles constructed from thought-provoking quotes, with clues covering subjects from the classics to pop culture. Everything comes together in these acclaimed, wide-ranging confections for the mind.




The Acrostic of God


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Catechism can be fun! The Acrostic of God is a joy to read and reread, and a wonderful tool to help kids absorb eternal truth about God. By giving children an alphabetical list of the titles and attributes of God written with a rhyming beat, Jonathan Gibson and Timothy Brindle make The Acrostic of God fun to read and easy to memorize.




Dublin acrostics


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