We know a lot of you love to do crossword puzzles. And we know that many of you were aware that during the Festival there was a CHF game afoot. Well, that game, "A Secret Poem," is very much like a crossword puzzle. During the course of the Festival, there were a lot of clues to hunt down and from the feedback you've given us, we think we might have made it a little too hard to find them all. So, we want to help. It was never our intent to make the game too hard to play. (Next time maybe we'll consult Will Shortz.) Now that the Festival is over, and we know you are missing us, playing the game will be another way to stay connected.
Below you will find a complete list of all the "sticker" (free) words and all the clues. Treat it like a crossword puzzle. Sit down right now and give it a try. (Download a game card here.) Call or text your friends and make it a collaborative effort. We'll be accepting submissions through 12 noon on Friday, Nov. 18. Submit your best attempt, even if you haven't filled in all the blanks. Prizes will be drawn randomly and include a signed, letter-press edition of the original poem by Charles Bernstein and tickets to some of our winter and spring programs.
Have fun!! (And, as always, if you need help, email us at secretpoem@chfestival.org.)
Sticker Words (Freebies)
A1: remain
A3: stranded
B2: wheeled
E1: recollection
F3: wanton
G2: moments
H3: mind
Clues:
A2: To put a bit of _____ (spin) on a ball
B1: Chan’s comedy The Legend of ___ Master
B3: Nickname for your Irish cousin Patrick
C1: Mode of transport on the Oregon Trail
C2: Common reason (past tense) for a hangover
C3: Muffin flavor, though often actually purple
D1: Simone’s “Lilac _____”
D2: A long time _____, in a galaxy far, far away . . .
D3: Flight, invisibility, mind-reading, and X-ray vision
E2: Lance’s Arm-band LIVE___ campaign.
E3: Sorry, I can’t remember the clue
F1: “Our obligation is to give meaning to life, and in doing so,
to ____ the passive, indifferent life.” – Elie Wiesel
F2: Sound, ocean, heat, and greeting
F4: In film, visits to the past
G1: A trip with Ken Kesey
G3: Successes at a flea market
H1: Masculine reflexive pronoun
H2: Reflected
H4: Alcott’s women
I1: Miners and vermin, on occasion
I2: The theme of last year’s Chicago Humanities Festival, with “the”
I3: A “dude,” “bro,” “homey,” or “sir”
At all CHF venues and online: until 5:00 pm, Nov. 14
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