The Grammy Award
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
Edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s richly tuneful acrostic published on the day of the annual Grammy Awards draws a quotation from a recorded speech sent to Thomas Alva Edison by Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan.
The quotation: DEAR MR EDISON I AM ASTONISHED AND SOMEWHAT TERRIFIED AT THIS EVENINGS EXPERIMENT ASTONISHED AT THE WONDERFUL POWER YOU HAVE DEVELOPED AND TERRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT THAT SO MUCH BAD MUSIC MAY BE PUT ON RECORD FOREVER
The author’s name and the title of the work: SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN PHONOGRAM
The defined words:
A. Toon with a toy piano, SCHROEDER
B. Repository for a song collection, IPOD
C. Expressively varying tempo, RUBATO
D. Jazz composer of “Interlude in B flat” (2 wds.), ARTIE SHAW
E. Broadway grab bag, REVUE
F. Give a first-person account, TESTIFY
G. From now until the end of time, HENCEFORTH
H. “Yeah!” and “OMG” performer, USHER
I. Edited in GarageBand, maybe, REMIXED
J. Accessory for Roy Orbison or Ringo Starr, SHADES
K. What a raised baton signals, UPBEAT
L. Extreme technophobe, LUDDITE
M. Greatest hits album for Bob Marley & the Wailers, LEGEND
N. Members of the Chieftains, e.g., IRISHMEN
O. Label for Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie, VERVE
P. Sat in on without credit, AUDITED
Q. Longtime jazz critic for The Village Voice (2 wds.), NAT HENTOFF
R. Locate as though with a needle, PINPOINT
S. It may have four parts, HARMONY
T. Sibling pop stars’ surname, OSMOND
U. Internet radio, video games, etc. (2 wds.), NEW MEDIA
V. Doubling of frequency, in electronics, OCTAVE
W. Site of the last Grammy show not held in La-La Land, GOTHAM
X. Theme song for Earl (Fatha) Hines, ROSETTA
Y. Juno, Tony or Webby, AWARD
Z. Hymn writer Charles Wesley, by denomination, METHODIST
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The full paragraph of the phonogram: I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the result of this evening's experiments: astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. But all the same I think it is the most wonderful thing that I have ever experienced, and I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful discovery.
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