Today’s acrostic with several long word appeared at first glance like it might be difficult. Of course, getting the 14-letter words is ‘quintessential’ to solving an acrostic by-quote rather than by-clue.
We’re clue focused – although in the best case, it’s a quick process of working back and forth from clue to quote with the occasional check of author and title of the work. We started today with only a half answer to a clue eat [later adding dirt] . Of course ledger and rubdown and Ishmael filled in quickly. Having spent time at Hampshire College, I had always thought it was in fact South Hadley or Hadley - alas it is in Amherst near the town borders.
Flipping up to the quote, 'a _ _ _ r' must be 'after' which provided the reward of off the rack. Some clues like the ballroom dance, felt like you could have two left feet and still be able to guess two step. Again often the most obvious works, as with The Idiot. Here's the National Lampoon version of the novel,
What was Penelope doing in Athens? Didn't make sense, although a few of the letters helped. It was a long time to finally return to Ithaca.
Last time we had antipodes as a last column answer, it felt almost redundant to have antitheses in this puzzle.
The phase 'Illegitimi non carborundum' is one of the more famous examples of Dog Latin. Meaning "Don't let the bastards grind you down," it was US general Joe Stillwell's motto during World War II.
I wonder what geometric figures Archimedes had his servants draw. Eureka!
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