AMY TAN, WHERE THE PAST BEGINS — There is a... word in Chinese my mother used to describe my personality: li hai. Depending on context..., it can mean "fierce" or "formidable" in doing what is right, or it can mean... "persistent," or "unstoppable" in doing what is wrong.
There is a particular word in Chinese my mother used to decribe my personality: li hai. Depending on context and how forcefully it is said, it can mean "fierce" or "formidable" in doing what is right, or it can mean "unrelenting," "persistent," or "unstoppable"' in doing what is wrong.
| A. | Dance, opera, writing or painting (2 wds.) | ARTFORM |
| B. | "Father of the Constitution" | MADISON |
| C. | "Dream on!" (2 wds.) | YOUWISH |
| D. | Weather event that's Pacific-specific | TYPHOON |
| E. | Something not good to be under | ARREST |
| F. | "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" playwright (2 wds.) | NEILSIMON |
| G. | Microsoft release of 1985 | WINDOWS |
| H. | Not too hard on the eyes | HANDSOME |
| I. | Latin motto of New York State | EXCELSIOR |
| J. | Secluded sanctuary | RETREAT |
| K. | Train following a big wheel | ENTOURAGE |
| L. | Novel series by Stephenie Meyer | TWILIGHT |
| M. | Bovine : cattle :: ____ : goats | HIRCINE |
| N. | Warning at the start of a match (2 wds.) | ENGARDE |
| O. | Having similar parts on either side of an axis, as a leaf | PINNATE |
| P. | Having an extreme devotion | ADDICTED |
| Q. | Highest-ranking | SENIOR |
| R. | Hard cap giving protection | THIMBLE |
| S. | "Piccolo" child | BAMBINO |
| T. | Risk of heedless human activity | ECOCIDE |
| U. | Tragic maiden in Goethe's "Faust" | GRETCHEN |
| V. | Concept evoked in several of Zeno's paradoxes | INFINITY |
| W. | Off one's guard | NAPPING |
| X. | Word before bar or bra | SPORTS |