THE GREEK INTERPRETERS
Fall Meeting: October 19th, 2011, Hershey's, E. Lansing
The Speckled Band
An Acrostic prepared by The Woman
THE GREEK INTERPRETERS | ||
Fall Meeting: October 19th, 2011, Hershey's, E. Lansing
The Speckled BandAn Acrostic prepared by The Woman | | |
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The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase. | ||
1. "Holmes the ______ ": The second insult hurled at Holmes by Dr. Roylott (1 wd, 8 ltrs).
2. ______ : The number of years of cases mentioned by Watson (1 wrd, 5 ltrs).
3. ______ : Dr. Roylott's only friends in recent years (2 wrds, 9 & 7 ltrs).
4. The twins' souls were closely ______ (1 wrd 6 ltrs).
5. Although he caught the large worm, Holmes wasn't an early bird, but a late ______ (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
6. ______: Length of time since Miss Stoner's mother's death (2 wrds, 5 ltrs each).
7. ______ : What makes Helen Stoner shiver (1 wrd 6 ltrs).
8. ______: The folks of Romany wore spotted ones (1 wrd 13 ltrs).
9. Eighteen ______ : The year of this tale (2 wrds, 6 & 5 ltrs).
10. ______ : Dr. Roylott's tropical stint may have exacerbated this "hereditary" affliction (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
11. ______: Percy's surname (1 wrd 8 ltrs).
12. Fully ______ : How Holmes appeared by the side of Watson's bed (1 wrd 7 ltrs).
13. ______ : Dr. Roylott's was "absolutely uncontrollable" (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
14. ______ : When Julia heard the whistle (ominous no?) (4 wrds, 4, 2, 3 & 5 ltrs).
15. A ______ : What, surprisingly, the bell rope is (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
16. With a sudden ______ : Holmes proves his strength equal to Roylott's(1 wrd 6 ltrs).
17. ______: What Watson slips iinto his pocket at Holmes request (1 wrd 8 ltrs).
18. ______ : The month of the tale (the cruelest?) (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
19. ______: Whom Dr. Roylott beat to death in Calcutta (2 wrds, 6 ltrs each).
20. Julia swayed like a ______ (1 wrd 8 ltrs).
21. Holmes' "rapid deductions" are as swift as ______ (1 wrd 10 ltrs).
22. ______ : An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with a gentleman who can do this (5 wrds, 5, 5, 6, 4 & 5 ltrs).
23. ______: What the Stoner sisters had no feeling of, unless their doors were locked (1 wrd 8 ltrs).
24. ______ : Time in the morning when Holmes wakes Watson (2 wrds, 5 & 7 ltrs).
25. ______ : What the crocuses do at this time of year, responds Holmes to Dr. Roylott (2 wrds, 7 & 4 ltrs).
26 ______ : The hour Julia rose and left Helen for the last time (2 wrds, 6 ltrs each).
27. ______: What the mansion's curving wings [!] looked like (4 wrds, 5, 2, 1 & 4 ltrs).
28. ______ : Really? Mrs. Hudson? By whom? (2 wrds, 7 & 2 ltrs).
29. ______ : What Holmes valued more than wealth (4 wrds, 4, 2, 3 & 3 ltrs).
30. Holmes wished to see whether the objections are fatal, or if they may be ______ (2 wrds, 9 & 4 ltrs).
31. The Roylott heirs' dispositions were not only wasteful, but ______ (1 wrd 9 ltrs).
32. ______ : The cheetah's companion (1 wrd 6 ltrs).
33. ______ : Dr. Roylott's father's vocation (2 wrds, 12 & 6 ltrs).
34. Dr. Roylott is among the"first of criminals" because he has both knowledge and ______ (1 wrd 5 ltrs).
35. ______ : What Helen Stoner wished Holmes to throw light upon (2 wrds, 5 & 8 ltrs).
