Self Portrait (The Desperate Man) 1844, Gustave Courbet
Friday, July 24, 2009
Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz
T.G.I.F.! -- nearly a dozen never-before entries and slew of clues of no clue!
A few links -- Across: 16. AMELIA Bloomer after whom bloomers are named; 19. Toy from China, PEKE; 25. Fast hits, LINE DRIVES; 29. Musical direction that means “lyrical” in Italian, CANTABILE; 30. Actor who debuted in “Kung Fu: The Movie”, BRANDON LEE; 35. Activities at punk rock concerts, SLAM DANCES.
Down: 3. Diagonally set spar, SPRIT; 10. Calamitous decline, NOSE DIVE; 11. French painter GUSTAVE Courbet; 13. Pulitzer-winning historian Frederick Jackson TURNER; 19. Team whose home arena is the Palace of Auburn Hills, PISTONS; 25. Convertible carriage, LANDAU; 29. Local or regional Boy Scout gathering, CAMPOREE; 32. Medieval conquerors, TARTARS; 46. Ingredient in Delftware glazing, TIN; 47. "What next?", AND... Voilà!
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