THE GREEK INTERPRETERS

Spring Meeting: April 19, 2006, Hershey's, E. Lansing


The Greek Interpreter




An Acrostic prepared by The Chemist & The Woman I

The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase.


1. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   Holmes' attitude toward women.

2. __ __ __ __ __ __ __   the Diogenes Club is the place for anyone wanting to study this.

3. __ __ __   __ __   __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __  what takes the strangest forms.

4. __ __ __ __ __ __ __   the kind of giggle made by Wilson Kemp.

5. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  Mycroft is Holmes' superior in these two.

6. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   Mycroft was one of the Diogenes Club's.

7. __ __ __   __ __ __ __   the length of time between Melas' first trip and his meeting with Holmes.

8. __ __ __ __ __ __   Latimer's first name.

9. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  what Melas is Greek by.

10. __ __ __ __ __ __  Vernet's nationality.

11. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   __ __   __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  the conversation ranged from golf clubs to this.

12. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   Holmes' character.

13. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   one to whom all things should be seen exactly as they are.

14. __ __ __ __ __ __   Mycroft lacked this.

15. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   Melas received five of these after his first translation visit.

16. __ __ __ __ __ __   a brass one held the burning charcoal.

17. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   the kind of boots worn by the object of Holmes' and Mycroft's deductive observation.

18. __ __ __ __   at ten minutes to this hour, the carriage arrived at the Myrtles.

19. __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __   how long Paul Kratides had been in London.

20. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   speak three times and you are liable to this.

21. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   this was half-spoken half-written.

22. __ __ __ __ __   the part of Holmes life he rarely refers to.

23. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   he responded to Mycroft's advertisement.

24. __ __ __ __ __ __ __   how Melas shook hands with Holmes.

25. __ __ __ __ __ __   what Diogenes Club members may not take of each other.

26. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   what Melas was reproached for on his second trip to the Myrtles.

27. __ __ __ __ __   what is in the tortoise-shell box.

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The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase. (at bottom)

1. A Aversion
2. M Mankind
3. A Art in the Blood
4. N Nervous
5. O Observation and Deduction
6. F Founders
7. T Two Days
8. H Harold
9. E Extraction
10. F French
11. O Obliquity of the Ecliptic
12. U Unemotional
13. L Logician
14. E Energy
15. S Sovereigns
16. T Tripod
17. A Ammunition
18. N Nine
19. T Three Weeks
20. E Expulsion
21. C Conversation
22. E Early
23. D Davenport
24. E Eagerly
25. N Notice
26. T Treachery
27. S Snuff

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