Solution to Acrostic #3

[Thomas B.] Costain, THE LAST PLANTAGENETS

... all studiously avoided the fashionable excesses of the court. Their muscular legs were encased in hose of one shade instead of the current preference for the parti-colored, their sleeves did not fall below their fingertips, and their cloaks were rather plain.

A. Caledonia
B. Overpowered
C. Sheriffs
D. Thorough
E. Ascertained
F. Iridium
G. Nolo contendere
H. Teletype
I. Hirsute
J. External
K. Lettish
L. Arbitrator
M. Secular
N. Threnodies
O. Paleolithic
P. Lowbrow
Q. Ankled
R. Noshers
S. The second
T. As farce
U. Gulfs
V. Effusive
W. Needed
X. Eiffel
Y. Thatcher
Z. Shapeless