cross words

in an effort to make sense of the Times
i have tried to finish the Times
imbuing each open space with words like:
Rich (59 across)
Diamonds (22 across)
Gold (55 down)
i am but lying to myself, for the clues are actually:
"Slave girl of opera" (59 across); Aida
"Relied" (22 across); Depended
"More than like" (55 down); Love

it's ironic though
Aida died for love, which i suppose is more than money
Someone depending on you requires money, so that's not ironic
just fact
and Love is certainly more than like.

While my answers may not be correct
They certainly are not incorrect
But the real irony is that love hardly ever triumphs riches.
(it may be timeless
but what is timeless in a society that knows no history?)
An interesting conclusion i reach;
Thanks to the Times.

i turn my head to the end of the page:
Maybe it is safer to do the Sudoku.

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"See Heaven's gates are open wide
where tears never streaming,
where only bliss and joy reside
and never-fading love!"

(Wish I could say a name with that much intensity. ~1:45, when he finds her in the tomb, makes me shiver every time.)