Sunday, March 10, 2013
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s challenging acrostic draws a quotation from The Italics Are Mine by Nina Berberova translated from the Russian by Philippe Radley.
Nina Berberova's "The Italics Are Mine" is a must-read for anyone intrigued by Russia, Russian literature, or Paris. In this substantial work, Berberova, a renowned writer who left her homeland along with many compatriots in the wake of the 1917 Revolution, chronicles the travails she encounters in poverty-stricken Russia, poverty-stricken Berlin, and poverty-stricken Paris, where she lived from 1925-1950. The work is teeming with examples of her original imagery as she describes in detail the Russian emigre community in Europe between the two world wars. Her important document is enlightening for those who are ignorant of the Russian colony in Paris.
A portion of the book is devoted to discussion of the Russian literary community, the circle she knew well. These segments are controversial, as Berberova was accused of fabrication. Yet while the non-specialist in literature may tire of the constant name dropping, the interested reader will be rewarded with amusing anecdotes whose truth will not matter. ~ Elizabeth Yellen, Amazon.com
The quotation: NOT LOSING TIME HAS BEEN MY PERMANENT CONCERN SINCE I WAS THREE YEARS OLD, WHEN IT DAWNED ON ME THAT TIME IS THE WARP OF LIFE, ITS VERY FABRIC, SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT BUY, TRADE, STEAL, FALSIFY, OR OBTAIN BY BEGGING.
The author’s name and the title of the work: BERBEROVA, THE ITALICS ARE MINE
The defined words:
A. Singer of the 2006 hit “Déjà Vu”, BEYONCÉ
B. Goya’s “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,”, e.g., ETCHING
C. Conducive to meditation, RESTFUL
D. Fish also called a swamp bass, BOWFIN
E. Sort of computer connection, ETHERNET
F. Take from the top, as a letter, REDRAFT
G. Attribute of most Nauru natives, OBESITY
H. Flight path; pollinating agent, VECTOR
I. Character like Tony Soprano or Gordon Gekko, ANTIHERO
J. Feeling a bit of a buzz, TIPSY
K. Spinning-wheel operator?, HAMSTER
L. Provide backing for, as a chair, ENDOW
M. How the Great Sphinx was carved (2 wds.), IN SITU
N. “West Side Story” duet for Tony and Maria, “TONIGHT”
O. Aware (of); side by side, ABREAST
P. Entry-level; budget (hyph.), LOW-END
O. Extreme disrepute, INFAMY
R. Main component of an octopus’s beak, CHITIN
S. Triangle often served with chutney, SAMOSA
T. Terminus for a steamboat line started in 1807, ALBANY
U. Cat breed known for going limp when picked up, RAGDOLL
V. Atlas or Calliope of Greek myth, EPONYM
W. Tally of cargo and passengers, MANIFEST
X. Application for minimizing a mouse (2 wds.), ICE BAG
Y. Seinfeld’s “pure evil” neighbor, NEWMAN
Z. Faculty assessed by means of a Snellen chart, EYESIGHT
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