Violin and Glass, 1915, Juan Gris In cubist artworks, objects are broken up, analyzed, and re-assembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context. Often the surfaces intersect at seemingly random angles, removing a coherent sense of depth. The background and object planes interpenetrate one another to create the shallow ambiguous space, one of cubism's distinct characteristics. ----------------- Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- Victory Day
Puzzle by Brad Wilber, edited by Will Shortz Two 15-letter entries BEGIN THE BEGUINE (8D. Song standard from Broadway’s “Jubilee,” 1935) and SACAGAWEA DOLLAR (34A. Indian currency) intersect in the center of this grueling Saturday crossword puzzle. Six ten-letter entries -- COUNT FLEET (23A. Triple Crown winner between Whirlaway and Assault); DIAPER CLAD (12D. Like tiny tots); ESCAPE ROAD (26D. Emergency racetrack turnoff); LIAR’S POKER (25D. Bluffing bar game); PETTING ZOO (43A. Place where kids may feed kids); UNLITERARY (13D. Like much pulp). Eight-letter -- ANNOTATE (15A. Add to marginally?); CUSHY JOB (1A. No backbreaker); EGG CRATE (59A. Kind of mattress pad); IRONWEED (54A. Pulitzer-winning William Kennedy novel); MAIN DRAG (17A. One running through town); NONSENSE (57A. It doesn’t add up).
Violin and Glass, 1918, Juan Gris Six-letter -- FELINE (16A. Stealthy sort); GO LONG (42D. Get ready for a bomb); IKO IKO (52A. Mardi Gras song that was a 1965 hit for the Dixie Cups); JARGON (6D. It’s hard for laymen to understand); OOLALA (18A. Exclamation near a runway); ORDERS (59A. Waiting list?); PEOPLE (10D. Nation); SEABED (56A. Good place to look when you’re sole-searching?); SPED UP (9A. Was a catalyst for); STOKER (41D. Steamship employee); STRIAE (21D. Stretch marks, e.g.); SWOUND (32D. Faint, to Shakespeare). Five -- ELLIE (11D. “Show Boat” girl who sings “Life Upon the Wicked Stage”); GORDY (42A. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” weatherman); LEARN (25A. Master); MEARA (39A. Tony award nominee for “Anna Christie,” 1993); MISHA (31A. Perfume named for Baryshnikov); 46A. New Mexico’s El MORRO National Monument; OTARU (7D. Port on the Sea of Japan); PIPIT (22A. Bird notable for walking rather than hopping); TRIBE (44D. Reservation holder); ZERO G (45D. Free-falling phenomenon).
Short stuff -- ACRE, AHAB, ALER, ALLI, CAME, CRAG, DUEL, ESTE, EWER, EXGI, FUND, GEST, GRAB, GRIS (20A. Cubist who painted “Violin and Glass“), HONE, IDEE, LOBE, MISO, MSGT, NSC, ODS, OMOO, PEAT, REV, SFO, SHIN, SLUE, SNIT, TRUE, TSP, UNAS, VERA, XENA, YTD. ------------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 19. City in Veneto; 28. Not tall; 29. Preach; 32. It’s just over a foot; 33. Plot segment; 37. Take the wrong way?; 38. Ring site; 40. It’s sometimes heaping: Abbr.; 41. Fishtail, e.g.; 47. Emulate Cyrano; 48. Nov. 11 honoree. Down: 1. Amounted; 2. Last pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty; 3. Ruffled state; 4. It’ll give you an edge; 5. Financial report abbr.; 9. Hub northwest of LAX; 14. Everglades deposit; 23. Peak projection; 24. Financial adviser’s suggestion; 27. Wicked king of Israel; 30. Tennis star Zvonareva; 31. U.S.M.C. E-8; 33. Jay or Ray; 35. “___ Have” (Jennifer Lopez #1 hit); 36. Classic novel whose title means “rover”; 46. Paste in Asian cookery; 48. One whose mouth and lip may be painted; 49. TV opponent of Ares; 50. Exploit; 51. Starting point for un inventeur; 53. Has one’s fill and more, briefly; 55. Foreign policy grp.
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