The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing, Michigan

September 27, 2001, University Club
The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 1 & 2

An Acrostic by Thorneycroft Huxtable, M.A., Ph.D. etc.

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

1. Holmes's rings of smoke __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
2. Why Mortimer was "Mister" (1 word + abbreviation) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3. She was to be told nothing __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4. Occasions on which Holmes was up all night (2 words) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5. Broken men, or a popular American author __ __ __ __ __
6. Subject of charming evening discussions at Baskerville Hall __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. Sir Charles's habit of mind __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
8. Dr. Mortimer wished to finger Holmes's (2 words) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
9. Better than a cast of Holmes's skull __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
10. Hugo's idle companions __ __ __ __ __ __
11.Visitor's stick: "Interesting, though __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
12. The hair of the three __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (stood on end)
13. Deduced by Watson, but nonexistent (2 words) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
14. Long-standing disease found at post-mortem __ __ __ __ __ __ __
15. Alternative to early 18th century __ __ __ __ __ __ __
16. Most of Watson's conclusions __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
17. Distracted Holmes from several interesting cases. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
18. Mortimer's bandwidth (silver, that is) __ __ __ __
20. One would expect the heart to have this __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
21. Is disease this? Prize-winning essay __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
22. Holmes: second highest in Europe? __ __ __ __ __ __
23. "In cases of dyspnoea and death from cardiac __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ "
24. "In these dayes of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ riches it is refreshing" (Spelled Backwards)
25. Like Mortimer's quivering fingers __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
26. Sir Charles Politics __ __ __ __ __ __ __
27. Hugo's spring sent them flying __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
28. "-his features convulsed with some strong __ __ __ __ __ __ __ "
29. Holmes's skull __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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

1. W Wavering
2. H Humble MRCS
3. E Elizabeth
4. N Not infrequent
5. T Twain
6. H Hottentot
7. E Eccentric
8. P Parietal Fissure
9. O Original
10. W Wicked
11. E Elementary
12. R Roysterers
13. S Something Hunt
14. O Organic
15. F Forgery
16. E Erroneous
17. V Vatican cameos
18. I Inch
19. L Luminous
20. A Affection
21. R Reversion
22. E Expert
23. E Exhaustion
24. X Xuaevuon
25. A Antennae
26. L Liberal
27. T Trenchers
28. E Emotion
29. D Dolichocephalic

When the powers of evil are exhalted