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E6 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR

ACROSS

1 Barely enough

6 Like a pooch’s smooch

9 “Happy Days” actress

Erin

14 Software writer

15 Texter’s “As I see it”

16 Defunct defense gp.

17 Pear variety

18 Opening setting of

“Madagascar”

19 Be carried by the

current

20 Fort Worth sch.

21 RR stop

23 Giuseppe’s god

25 “S” on an invitation

26 NFL’s Gronk and others

27 Roller coaster

experiences

29 Previously, to a poet

30 1999 Ron Howard satire

32 Easy-to-spot jigsaw

pieces

33 Ado

34 Turn back to zero

36 Hundred Acre Wood

joey

37 Egyptian Christians

38 Word from Robin

preceding headache,

homework, and

hamstrings, among

others

40 “Beetle Bailey” dog

42 __ monster

43 Song and dance

45 Ramp, and what’s found

in each set of circles

50 Con

51 Floor models

52 Putting game

54 Iconic lemon

56 “Live With Kelly and

Ryan” network

57 Big name in whisky

58 Small songbird

59 Reevaluated favorably

62 Corp. tech boss

63 Action film gun

64 Privately

65 Journalist Curry

66 Brief time

67 Taste

68 Charles of R&B

69 Macaw, for some

DOWN

1 Disperse

2 Admit having lost

3 Fiddles with

4 Fresh start?

5 Estate manager’s

suggestion

6 Potter’s specialty

7 Angsty rock genre

8 “Ta-ta!”

9 Early PC platform

10 Above, to a bard

11 Elevate

12 Initially

13 Qualifier for

a minimum price

22 With 48-Down,

Time Lord played

by various

performers

24 They, in Calais

28 “Need __ on?”

31 Jam ingredient?

33 Cinematographer’s

compilation

35 Temporary

usage fee

37 PC key

39 __-back: relaxed

41 Solemn bugle solo

42 Early Christian

44 Kilimanjaro topper

45 Treat, as table salt

46 At hand

47 Put in prison

48 See 22-Down

49 TV pal of Jerry

and George

50 Womb occupant

53 Weather map

feature

55 Unbridled

desire

57 June 6, 1944

60 Water filter brand

61 That, in Tijuana

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COMICS

Aries(March 21-April 19):
You get a surge of power
from helping. Seeing how
you can favorably impact an-
other person starts a trend.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): You can see good in peo-
ple, even when their actions
don’t happen to reflect it.
Just don’t give more leeway
than is good for you.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
Know that you don’t always
have to be agreeable. Some-
times the best rapport is
built by recognizing and ac-
cepting differences.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
There are those terrible lis-
teners in your life who are
prone to making wrong as-
sumptions. Avoid communi-
cation errors by going extra
lengths to be understood.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
You’re going through a cycle
of increased sensitivity. In
the days and weeks to come,
you’ll need more sleep, less

noise and more peace.

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Ideally, the compromise will

be inconvenient enough that

you feel it and take notice

but not enough that it steals

from your time and energy.

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23):

Go to green spaces, open sky

or anywhere there will be

pretty things to delight your

eyes. Beauty is soul balm!

Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21):

Don’t expect to process

things as they happen. First,

we are fractions of a second

behind the present. Second,

some complexities take dec-

ades to come to terms with.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-

Dec. 21): As for your rarer

traits, don’t waste a second

wishing you didn’t have to

deal with them, because

they will be the source of

your most cherished gifts.

Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan.

19): You have to find that re-

ward system that works for

you. It’s the best thing you

can do for your health and

your sense of self-control.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): You’ll hear things that

aren’t meant to offend but

nonetheless could. Consider

letting up.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March

20): You understand the way

a person is and will try to

help that person navigate in

a world that is not so accom-

modating to special needs.

Today’s birthday (Oct.

2): More than ever you want

to help humanity. You find

small ways to do it. At every

turn, you do what you can

and then discover one day

that what you can do has

quadrupled. This is the

power of intention and con-

sistent action. Fun friend-

ships form. Your love life be-

comes richer, too. Libra and

Aquarius adore you. Your

lucky numbers are: 5, 35, 31,

15 and 28.

Holiday Mathis writes her

column for Creators

Syndicate Inc. The

horoscope should be read

for entertainment.

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

Cy the Cynic slipped on a

wet floor and sprained an

ankle.

He turned up at the club

on crutches.

“I had to go to the ER,” Cy

groaned. “I won’t say it was

slow,but a guy in the room

with me was being treated

for a musket wound.”

Cy isn’t one for slow play.

He typically seizes on the

first line of defense he sees.

Cy was today’s East, and

West led a club against 3NT.

The Cynic won and fired

back a club.

South won and led a

heart: four, king, three. He

returned a spade to his hand

and led another heart: jack,

queen, ace. South won the

next club and led a diamond

to the king and ace. The de-

fense cashed a club, but

South had four hearts, a dia-

mond, two clubs and two

spades.

Cy’s brain was sprained.

“Return partner’s lead” is a

crutch, not a command.

If East stops declarer

from using the hearts, he

may fail. At Trick Two Cy

can lead the jack of dia-

monds, dislodging dummy’s

entry. Let South make 3NT

then.

Question: You hold: ♠ 6 ♥

A 8 7 3 ♦A J 9 7 ♣A 8 4 3. You

are the dealer. What is your

opening call?

Answer: Minimum open-

ing bids with three four-card

suits can be hard to handle.

If your hand were weaker,

you could solve the problem

by not opening, but you can’t

pass with three aces and a

working jack. Open one club,

leaving room for partner to

bid a red suit. If he responds

one spade, bid 1NT, keeping

the bidding low despite the

singleton spade.

South dealer

Neither side vulnerable

NORTH

♠7 4

♥K Q 10 9 5

♦K Q 8 3

♣6 2

WEST EAST

♠Q 10 8 5 3 ♠ 6

♥J 4 ♥A 8 7 3

♦4 2 ♦A J 9 7

♣J 9 7 5 ♣A 8 4 3

SOUTH

♠A K J 9 2

♥6 2

♦10 6 5

♣K Q 10

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1 ♠ Pass 2♥ Pass

2 ♠ Pass 3♦(!) Pass

3 NT All Pass

Opening lead — ♣ 5

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BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:I am moving

into my freshman dorm for

college soon. I’ll have two

roommates: “K” (who I se-

lected), and “L,” who was as-

signed to our triple. K is very

extroverted, and L seems

shy and quiet.

I was trying to loop L in to

some of the discussions of

the housing, but he kept be-

ing overrun by K.

K stated that he hates

shy people and that he finds

them very annoying.

We haven’t spoken since

we met up a month ago, but

I’m increasingly worried

that L and K won’t get along.

Should I text K to ask him

to allow L to have his own

space? Should I ignore the

situation?

Not Sure

Dear Not Sure:You’ve se-

lected as a roommate a per-

son (“K”) who states that he

“hates” people who are sim-

ply temperamentally differ-

ent from him. I agree that

this raises a red flag con-

cerning your housing, and

especially your new room-

mate “L’s” overall well-being.

I don’t think you should

attempt to intervene in ad-

vance because you don’t

know how this is going to

work out for any of you.

The first days of college

are a whirlwind, as every-

body flaps and flounders,

trying to find their own

rhythm and — if they’re

lucky — their college tribe.

You are kind and

thoughtful to be concerned

about this dynamic, and yes,

once on campus you should

intervene or attempt to me-

diate as soon as you detect

boorish behavior, bullying,

or exclusion toward “L.”

Your university has a

dean of housing, as well as

resident advisors on each

floor. They are all there to try

to make sure each student

gets what they need. Do not

hesitate to take this issue to

these adults immediately if

there is a problem.

You and “L” might be best

suited to be roommates,

while K might be happiest

housing with whatever fra-

ternity he can join. He might

not be mature enough to co-

house with either of you.

Dear Amy:I was 5-foot, 1-

inch tall, but due to bone de-

generation I am 4 feet 11. I

have accepted my height,

but so many people think it

is funny.

People love to grab a

child and have him/her

stand next to me to show

them that the child is taller.

The most painful event

happened last Christmas

Eve at church when we were

all together as a family.

The pastor asks everyone

to stand (if they are able)

and wish each other peace.

A man in front of us

turned around, called me by

name, and said, “Stand up!

Oh, you ARE standing up!”

Last Christmas was the last

holiday we shared with our

son, who died last year. I

keep thinking about this in-

sult, and it always hurts.

How do I get past it?

S&F (Short

and Fed up)

Dear S&F:I am so sorry

for your family’s loss — and

also genuinely sorry that you

are having these experi-

ences. I agree with you that

commenting about (and

shaming or making fun of)

people because of the way

their body is constructed is

unkind — and not funny!

I think it’s OK for you to

say, “I’m an adult. I don’t

really want to be compared

to your child.” Or “Do you

really think it’s cool to make

fun of my height at church?”

The people who do this

will then react with disdain

when you call them out.

They will accuse you of not

having a sense of humor.

Please, do not care about

how people react when you

respond honestly.

Send questions to Amy

Dickinson by email to ask

[email protected].

ASK AMY

Roommate chemistry 101