A trio of Acrostic poems about crosswords. |
"CROSSWORD" Carefully structured Rigorously designed Obscurely phrased clues Struggling to find Synonyms Words Ordered Rightways and Down ------------------------------ "NINE LETTER WORD FOR PUZZLE" New York Times’ Indelible Nomenclature Entertainment Language Exercises Thoughtfully Tackled Enthusiastically and Regularly Words Organized Really Diligently Fifty thousand plus Opt-in Regularly Play often Upgrade your vocabulary Zealously chase the Zenith of Lexicon Expansion ------------------------------ "TWENTY DOWN EIGHTEEN ACROSS" Tuesday’s tough but Wednesday’s worse Every day brings tougher challenges Never a dull moment when you’re Torturing yourself to find Yet another word that fits “Deoxy___________ Acid” “Obama’s Attorney General” “Westworld network” “Navigator’s tool” Every hint and clue Is artfully or agonizingly articulated Gamifying vocabulary growth that Hitherto was a chore to learn Take up your pen or pencil Embark on a black and white brain teaser Each finished word brings you Nearer to victory “Atomic number 6” “Cougar genus” “Ray-Ban competitor” “Othello’s originator” “Style over _________” “Start’s opposite” ------------------------------ Total: 56 lines / 139 words ("Crossword" is 9 / 16, "Nine Letter Word For Puzzle" is 23 / 34), "Twenty Down Eighteen Across" is 24 / 89) Form: Acrostic Originally written for "Invalid Item" and "I Write in 2018" . |