I’d rate this one as fairly difficult, AT LEAST FOR ME, unless you are astute enough to recognize the. author.
PLEASE IN FACT RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO SHOW A PICTURE OF THE AUTHOR OR GIVE A CLUE THAT REVEALS WHO IT IS.
From The Arkansas Gazette
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Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, A Loaf of Bread—and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness—
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
The Rubiat of Omar Khayaam
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20 minutes.
Most common letter, last word by letter pattern.
Wrong guess at 1st 2 words by letter pattern.
Right guess at 1st 2 words by letter pattern.
Last 4 letters of 4th and 6th words are the same (letter pattern with letters already known).
Puzzled over 4th and 6th words only to jump on the 3rd word.
Author’s first, therefore author’s last name.
Solves itself.
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