My Bartlett's quotations book was temporarily buried in my office/library/craft room, if you can imagine. It's back with a quote from a gentlemen I haven't heard of before, Hein Heckroth.
My Bartlett's quotations book was temporarily buried in my office/library/craft room, if you can imagine. It's back with a quote from a gentlemen I haven't heard of before, Hein Heckroth.
It's Fallen Phrase week once more! Even I might get this one if I didn't have the answer at the ready. Have a good weekend!
If you're of a certain age or a fan of old crime dramas, like my mom was, you got this right away. The quote is from Malvin Wald.
Here's your Fallen Phrase Answer, a line from Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. I know it fondly (the story) from the old Bing Crosby movie, and still have not read the book. It's available on Project Gutenberg.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/86/pg86-images.html
Welcome, Fallen Phrase Fans. I hope you enjoy this week's puzzle. Look for the answer key Saturday March 28 at 7 am.
This quote is attributed to Ambrose Bierce. It is apparently from a book review, what a clever way to say a book is too long. How to Scathe 101.
Here's a quote from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. A simple one, but I found it irresistible. Enjoy! The Puzzles answer will be posted Saturday March 7, 2026 at 7 am.
So she's saying...every word in a poem is important, every sentence in a story is important, every page in a novel is important, eh? Deep, very deep.
Alison Lurie from Real People 1969
It's Fallen Phrase time! I went back to my Bartlett's Familiar Quotations as the source rather than the first line of a book. The Answer Key will be up Saturday February 7 at 7 am.
Returning to DOA is the ever popular Fallen Phrase Puzzle. Just move letters from those provided at the bottom of the puzzle into the boxes above to make words and a phrase. It's the first line of a book, as usual. The answer key will appear Saturday December 13th at 7 am. Thanks for puzzling!
Good morning, it's Variety Week which means any puzzle type is fair game. Yay! For my spouse, a Fallen Phrase puzzle.
I used to do my puzzles from the First Lines of books, but oddly, I was getting to a point where I couldn't recall if I'd already used a book for a puzzle or not. We now have all quotations from various sources for the puzzles.
The Answer Key provided is a bit light. It saves me trying to create and type in the answers in Word, though!
Here is the answer:
Instill the love of you into all the world for a good character is what is remembered.
From The Teaching for Merikare
It's Variety Week in our Puzzle Rotation. This week we have a Fallen Phrase Puzzle. Look at each column and find the letters that fit into the squares above to make a fine phrase. Best of luck!
Created with: Create Your Own Fallen Phrase Puzzle | Discovery Education Puzzlemaker
in case you'd like to make your own. Answer Saturday September 21 at 7 pm