A British engineer claims to have solved a puzzle that has confounded some of the world's best brains since the time of the ancient Greeks.
Ted Clarke, 79, believes that he has devised the largest acrostic square -- 10 letters by 10, spelling out the same words horizontally and vertically -- in the English language.
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Date: 2005-12-01 11:17 pm (UTC)Ted Clarke, 79, believes that he has devised the largest acrostic square -- 10 letters by 10, spelling out the same words horizontally and vertically -- in the English language.
Puzzlers square off on solution to ancient grid (The Australian)
Frustratingly, the article doesn't show his solution.