Isoda KORYUSAI (fl. c 1764-1788) -- A rare chuban showing a female monkey grooming a youngster, a waterfall behind. Saru, "Ape" from a set of "Twelve Elegant Signs [ of the Zodiac ] ". Koryusai produced some of the most exquisite kacho of the eighteenth century. Published c 1780.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Puzzle by Chuck Deodene, edited by Will Shortz
Back-and-forth and nitpicking -- QANDA and QUIBBLES -- sound familiar?
That’s right -- your friendly local Comments section -- enjoy!
Across: 1. Back-and-forth, QANDA; 6. One at the helm, STEERSMAN; 15. ‘USEAS directed”; 16. Product identifier, TRADENAME; 17. Apple storage devices, IPODS; 18. It maintains a proper attitude, AUTOPILOT; 19. “Western Star” poet, BENET; 20. Mount TAI, sacred Chinese site; 21. Sunder, PART; 22. Source of support, BRA; 23. Fragrant, SCENTED; 27. Bbl. fraction, GAL; 28. LITE rock (radio format); 30. Bills are in it: Abbr., AFC; 31. Deal-killing words, NOSALE; 33. Bibliographical abbr., ETAL; 34. Venue of many Richard Petty wins, DAYTONA; 36. First-class handouts?, SYLLABI; 38. Herd-thinning menace, RUSTLER; 42. Semirural, say, EXURBAN; 44. Time magazine Person of the Year, 2005, BONO; 45. One working on a board, IRONER; 48. Party in Pretoria: Abbr., ANC; 49. Poses in a studio?, YOGA; 50. Photographer Goldin, NAN; 51. Town on the Long Island Rail Road, SYOSSET; 54. Sprout, KID; 55. Channel blocker, SILT; 57. Letters before a street name, AKA; 58. “I’ll give you AHINT …”; 60. Colloquial, IDIOMATIC; 63. Newswoman Poussaint, RENEE; 64. Logic’s counterpart, SENTIMENT; 65. Rich spreads, PATES; 66. Trunk accumulation, TREERINGS; 67. Common dog name, SPORT.
Down: 1. Nitpicking, QUIBBLES; 2. Harshness, ASPERITY; 3. Relating to babes, NEONATAL; 4. DADE City, seat of Pasco County, Fla.; 5. Right hands: Abbr., ASSTS; 6. 1945 film musical with the song “It Might As Well Be Spring”, STATEFAIR; 7. Cutting out?, TRUANCY; 8. Suffer a loss, slangily, EATIT; 9. Shogunate capital, EDO; 10. Mouthpiece, REP; 11. Scissor, SNIP; 12. Costa del Sol port, MALAGA; 13. Unprincipled, AMORAL; 14. Green stinger, NETTLE; 24. Crème Egg maker, CADBURY; 25. Proclaim, ENOUNCE; 26. Underbosses’ bosses, DONS; 29. 1990s sitcom, ELLEN; 32. Didn’t get involved, SATBY; 35. Does, as business, TRANSACTS; 37. Choppers, AXES; 39. Probe, LOOKINTO; 40. Bring about with some effort, ENGINEER; 41. Cavalier evaluation?, ROADTEST; 43. On the sundeck, BASKING; 45. Not yield, INSIST; 46. Corporate shark, RAIDER; 47. Seeing the sites, ONLINE; 52. Like muesli, OATEN; 53. Diamond protectors, TARPS; 56. Lug, TOTE; 59. Jalopy, HEAP; 61. It was deorbited in 2001, MIR; 62. “Bel-AMI” (Maupassant novel).For today’s Comments go to:
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