AcrostiQuick #4

by Don Monson

     
         
     
         
       
       
           

A.   "_________ ebon dart, to strike dead" [Shakespeare:`Venus
and Adonis`]: 3 wds

B.   Late, backward

C.   Afforded shelter to, old-style

D.   Governor of Pennsylvania in 1861, and recipient
of a letter from our speaker

E.   Editor of the New York Tribune in 1862, and recipient
of a letter from our speaker

F.   Those who place items side by side

G.   "14th?...15th?...16th president? I don`t know --
you do the ___!"

H.   These might find their way into hash or shepherd`s
pie: 2 wds

I.   This project will be _______completed by Saturday.
(i.e. we will definitely start it (and maybe finish it) this week!): 3 wds

J.   Council composed of the US President, Vice President,
Sec. of State, Sec. of Defense, dir. of C.I.A., and Chm. Joint Chiefs: 2 wds

K.   A type of formal agreement

L.   The month preceding this speech

M.   Talking way too much

N.   Away from Dixie