Statue of young Marcus Aurelius from a private collection housed in the San Antonio Museum of Art
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Acrostic, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s thoughtful acrostic draws a quotation from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
Meditations... is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is not clear that he ever intended the writings to be published, so the title Meditations is but one of several commonly assigned to the collection. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. ~ Wikipedia
The quotation: IF SOMEONE IS ABLE TO SHOW ME THAT WHAT I THINK OR DO IS NOT RIGHT, I WILL HAPPILY CHANGE, FOR I SEEK THE TRUTH, BY WHIH NO ONE WAS EVER TRULY HARMED. IT IS THE PERSON WHO CONTINUES IN HIS SELF DECEPTION… WHO IS HARMED.
The author’s name and the title of the work: MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS
The defined words:
A. Prankish shenanigans, MISCHIEF
B. Available for callers (2 wds.), AT HOME
C. Go back to the start, in a way, REWIND
D. Sigmund Freud’s Jofi, for one (2 wds.), CHOW CHOW
E. Far from sacred; outrageous, UNHOLY
F. Sessions with models or actors, SHOOTS
G. “Cry ‘Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war” speaker, ANTONY
H. The way for Sisyphus, mainly, UPHILL
I. What should be fixed by Opening Day, ROSTER
J. Concern of those who are willing?, ESTATE
K. Setup in a photographer’s studio, LIGHTING
L. Apply by authority, IMPOSE
M. Withdraw approval of, as an online post, UNLIKE
N. Gear for a winter quadraphonic, SNOWSHOES
O. Put into an irritable mood, MIFFED
P. Reply from one who’s noncommittal, EITHER
Q. Ursa Major formation, DIPPER
R. Hold up, hamper, cramp, INHIBIT
S. Setting for Melville’s “Omoo”, TAHITI
T. When a circle’s circumference is 2πr, ALWAYS
U. What Mariposa lily petals come in, THREES
V. Beyond motive, what a district attorney hopes to prove, INTENT
W. Subject to bumping?, OVERBOOK
X. “Isn’t that so?” in another tongue (2 wds.), "NICHT WAHR?”
Y. Target for a green retrofit, SHOWERHEAD
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