Updated: Sunday, November 5th, 2000

Hello, Cryptophile!
Still possessing a vestigial knowledge of ancient myths?
Then, apply your cunning to our cryptic descriptions in the boxes below:
One letter given and each X representing one other letter.
Having reached the right conclusions you'll read an ancient name
in the column marked with red.

| 1. | X | X | R | X | X | X | Not counting their cartridges, the French shoot this bird by the tens |
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| 2. | X | X | X | X | X | X | U | X | "Any idea," said the amazed architect, "when my salad will be due?" |
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| 3. | X | X | X | X | U | X | X | X | X | X | X | On doctor's orders the god proceeded to put his asp on ice as usual |
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| 4. | X | X | X | O | X | Of this taurean king a whole culture took its name, though the name seems less than it is |
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| 5. | X | X | X | X | X | L | X | X | X | X | The pushy pilot urged the hippy louts to kiss the lusty hippo on its typhous lips |
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| 6. | X | X | X | E | X | X | X | The Cretan princess caused havoc in Athens, taking her life when her step-son was killed |
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| 7. | X | X | X | X | U | X | He wasn't born a high-flier and when he tried, he got his feathers burned and died |
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| 8. | X | X | X | X | X | I | X | After each successful hunting party The goddess liked to suck a smartie |

Did you find the solution? The full name in the marked column?
Great !!!
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and, indeed, there's much more to it!

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