NORAH LOFTS, ANNE BOLEYN
When Anne Boleyn was born she was of so little importance that nobody bothered to record the date or the place of her birth. When she died everyone knew the place, the date, the very hour.
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A. NEED
B. OTHO C. RHINE D. AWOKEN E. HABERDASHERY F. LOBBED G. OUTFIT H. FORETASTE I. TWITCH J. SHERBET |
K. AVOWED
L. NATCHITOCHES M. NTH N. ESTHER O. BELLWETHER P. OPENED THE DOOR Q. LOPPED R. EVERYWHERE S. YEOMANRY T. NONCHALANT |
A. NEED: Knee-deep in penury, it's hard to stride towards wealth
B. OTHO: He reigned briefly after that man Nero thoroughly destroyed Rome
C. RHINE (rein [German: pure, unpolluted] homophone)
D. A + WOK + E + N
E. HAlf + BER(DASH + E)RY (quarter: half of half)
F. LOBBED: If neatness is in the air, would that slob be dunderhead number one?
G. OUTFIT: Without fitness, I eat my dinner; my dress feels too tight
H. FORETASTE: Tactile trials were used heretofore; taste tests now identify each sample
I. TWITCH: That jerk has not wit, charm or grace
J. SHERBET: Dessert pleases her? Bet on it, it's a sure thing!
K. A + VOW + ED
L. NAT(CHIT)O + CHurchES
M. NTH: But the ninth in succession cannot approach this degree
N. ESTHER: Base men test her skill; her heroism overcomes them
O. BELLWETHER: When she rings the bell, we thereupon bring the shepherdess what she needs
P. OPENED THE DOOR (double definition)
Q. LOPPED (lobbed: bb mirrored becomes pp)
R. EVE + RY + W(HER)E
S. Y(E(OMAN)R)Y
T. NO + N + CHA(LA)NT