Los Angeles Times - 04.10.2019

E12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR

ACROSS 1 Crossed the mob, in a way 5 Insignificant points 9 When repeated, Second British Invasion band 14 Second person of old? 15 “No problems here” 16 “... the __ of defeat”: “Wide World of Sports” phrase 17 Steaming flow 18 Casual eatery 19 One spun by a juggler 20 Deity worshiped by backyard chefs? 23 July 4th show failure 24 Attach, in a way 25 NFL scores 28 Underground support 31 “ASAP!” 36 7-10 split, to a bowler? 39 Exploring toon 40 Conceals 41 Support for driving and kicking 42 Flying toys 43 Dumbo’s flying aids 44 Distiller Walker’s treatise about a whisky grain? 46 Home of the Senators 48 Ruckus 49 Double curve 50 Two-time U.S. Open champ 52 Played the first card 54 Hester Prynne’s trademark milk- producing farm? 62 So it could be heard 63 Where I-90 and I-79 meet 64 Rock’s Bon __ 66 Fire sign 67 With 68-Across, words before “easy” 68 See 67- or 69-Across 69 With 68-Across, studied 70 Army installation 71 Loch with a legend

DOWN 1 Baseball Cards: Abbr. 2 Melville captain 3 1960s-’80s Chevy 4 Bank employee 5 Words to a growler

6 Apple on a desk 7 Vegan staple 8 Sport with disks 9 Togged out 10 Not-cute fruit 11 Large chorus of cheers 12 Opposition prefix 13 Duma “Don’t think so!” 21 Uses for warmth, as wood 22 Dainty drinks 25 Cops as a unit 26 Marvelous 27 Get around 29 Eye-related prefix 30 Layers 32 Father of Thor 33 French possessive 34 Low cards 35 Relief providers 37 To whom Rick says, “We’ll always have Paris” 38 Orderly 42 Divided land 44 Put a stop to 45 Least spicy 47 Tidied the garden 51 A lot to pay

53 Tangy mustard 54 Filing tool 55 Dagwood neighbor 56 Saloon __ 57 Third of four canonical gospels 58 Thus 59 Fixes on the sly 60 Wander 61 Part of YSL 65 April 15 org., or, as a plural, a hint to four long puzzle answers ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

10/4/19

SUDOKU

BLISS By Harry Bliss

KENKEN

Every box will contain a number; numbers depend on the size of the grid. For a 6x6 puzzle, use Nos. 1-6. Do not repeat a number in any row or column. The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares must combine to produce the target number found in the top left corner of the cage using the mathematical operation indicated. A number can be repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the same row or column.

FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham

ARGYLE SWEATER By Scott Hilburn MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson

CROSSWORD

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly

COMICS

ACROSS 1 Crossed the mob, in a way 5 Insignificant points 9 When repeated, Second British Invasion band 14 Second person of old? 15 “No problems here” 16 “... the __ of defeat”: “Wide World of Sports” phrase 17 Steaming flow 18 Casual eatery 19 One spun by a juggler 20 Deity worshiped by backyard chefs? 23 July 4th show failure 24 Attach, in a way 25 NFL scores 28 Underground support 31 “ASAP!” 36 7-10 split, to a bowler? 39 Exploring toon 40 Conceals 41 Support for driving and kicking 42 Flying toys 43 Dumbo’s flying aids 44 Distiller Walker’s treatise about a whisky grain? 46 Home of the Senators 48 Ruckus 49 Double curve 50 Two-time U.S. Open champ 52 Played the first card 54 Hester Prynne’s trademark milk- producing farm? 62 So it could be heard 63 Where I-90 and I-79 meet 64 Rock’s Bon __ 66 Fire sign 67 With 68-Across, words before “easy” 68 See 67- or 69-Across 69 With 68-Across, studied 70 Army installation 71 Loch with a legend

DOWN 1 Baseball Cards: Abbr. 2 Melville captain 3 1960s-’80s Chevy 4 Bank employee 5 Words to a growler

6 Apple on a desk 7 Vegan staple 8 Sport with disks 9 Togged out 10 Not-cute fruit 11 Large chorus of cheers 12 Opposition prefix 13 Duma “Don’t think so!” 21 Uses for warmth, as wood 22 Dainty drinks 25 Cops as a unit 26 Marvelous 27 Get around 29 Eye-related prefix 30 Layers 32 Father of Thor 33 French possessive 34 Low cards 35 Relief providers 37 To whom Rick says, “We’ll always have Paris” 38 Orderly 42 Divided land 44 Put a stop to 45 Least spicy 47 Tidied the garden 51 A lot to pay

53 Tangy mustard 54 Filing tool 55 Dagwood neighbor 56 Saloon __ 57 Third of four canonical gospels 58 Thus 59 Fixes on the sly 60 Wander 61 Part of YSL 65 April 15 org., or, as a plural, a hint to four long puzzle answers ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

10/4/19

SUDOKU

BLISS By Harry Bliss

KENKEN

Every box will contain a number; numbers depend on the size of the grid. For a 6x6 puzzle, use Nos. 1-6. Do not repeat a number in any row or column. The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares must combine to produce the target number found in the top left corner of the cage using the mathematical operation indicated. A number can be repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the same row or column.

FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham

ARGYLE SWEATER By Scott Hilburn MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson

CROSSWORD

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly

Aries(March 21-April 19):
The wise move doesn’t al-
ways bring more money to
hand immediately, but it will
today.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): If you’re not looking for-
ward to anything, then put
something on the books.
You’ll live a little happier
each day leading up to it.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
You genuinely want what’s
best for the others, and they
will feel this in your attitude.
Your intention will move you
toward the best actions.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
Be careful not to mistake be-
ing busy for importance. Be-
ing overly busy can be a dis-
traction from problems, too.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
You don’t need everyone to
agree with you to get a suc-
cessful result. Focus on serv-
ing the people who agree
and then move on to those
who might be easily tipped

to your way. Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It takes confidence to give a fantastic compliment, and you’ll drum that up just so you can deliver the words that other people need to hear. Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Your face betrays your heart’s confidence and tells people how you’re feeling. Maybe it will be a liberation. Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21): This is the ideal day to strat- egize how you’re going to turn all that you’ve learned into a viable plan. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Seek guidance from the best. There are those you trust so much that they only have to say a few words to convince you to take a differ- ent road. Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Challenge the voices, ei- ther outside or inside, that tell you there’s a limit to how much you should cherish yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): Look for weak links in the communication chain and take measures to make sure everyone is on the page. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Instead of waiting for the flowers to open, you’ll make the effort to impact the scene. Even just a smile will do. Today’s birthday (Oct. 4): You’re in no hurry and this cool attitude wins you fans this year. You’ll be careful with your money and rec- ognize an opportunity to in- vest where the payback will be enormous. A council position will be a highlight, per- haps sitting on a board, earning a role of great influ- ence or occupying an hon- ored position in someone’s world. Sagittarius and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 22, 14, 44 and 18.

Holiday Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment.

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

When I give lectures, I focus on logical thinking — often, the logic behind re- solving a two-way guess for a queen. Two-way guesses vex many players. If I ask my au- dience how often they guess right, someone always says “Never.” A careful declarer consid- ers the aftermath of a mis- guess. At 3NT, South puts up dummy’s jack on the first spade, winning. Then he can’t let East get in; a spade return will be fatal. So South will play East for the queen of diamonds; if West has the queen, South will still have a chance. But if a finesse loses to West, what will South do if West leads a heart? South will have three dia-

monds, three clubs, a spade and a heart. He can make 3NT if the heart finesse wins or if clubs break 3-3, but he can’t try both plays. If South looks ahead, he will take his high clubs before finessing in diamonds. When the clubs break 3-3, South is safe even if the diamond finesse loses. If they broke 4-2, South would know he needed the heart finesse. Question: You hold: ♠10 7 ♥K J 9 5 4 ♦8 7 6 ♣10 9 8. The dealer, at your left, opens one diamond. Your partner doubles, you bid one heart and he raises to three hearts. What do you say? Answer: Bid four hearts. Consider how much worse your hand might be! Partner has undertaken a nine-trick contract, and he doesn’t know you have five good hearts. Your club spots may

be helpful. If he has A K 6 5, A 8 6 2, 3, A J 6 5 (a minimum for his bidding), you may win 11 tricks.

South dealer Both sides vulnerable

NORTH ♠J 6 3 ♥A Q ♦K J 5 3 ♣K 7 5 2 WEST EAST ♠A Q 9 5 2 ♠10 7 ♥10 8 2 ♥K J 9 5 4 ♦Q 4 ♦8 7 6 ♣J 6 3 ♣10 9 8 SOUTH ♠K 8 4 ♥7 6 3 ♦A 10 9 2 ♣A Q 4 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1 ♦ 1 ♠ 2 ♣ Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass

Opening lead — ♠ 5

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BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. We have two children together. I admit that the last few years have not been our best. We’ve argued frequently. Six months ago, he moved out for what was sup- posed to be a short-term break. During that time, he has been treated for depres- sion and anxiety. He has maintained that his only goal is to get well enough to come home to be a family, but I feel I’m being led on. He sets milestones he wants to reach before he can come home. Every time he reaches a milestone, he sets another, and then another. Am I just naive to think that he will move back as he has promised? I wrestle with feeling hurt. I’ve become resentful for parenting on my own. I’ve had to explain his ab- sence to our children and re- spond to their hurt feelings when he says he will be home and then doesn’t show up. Should I remain supportive while he works through his issues or has this gone past the point of reason? Do I end the marriage? Hurt Wife

Dear Hurt:Let’s assume that your husband is not de- liberately putting you and

your children through the torture of continually break- ing his promise to move back home. Moving the goalposts is exactly what someone with acute anxiety might do. Should you remain supportive? Ideally, yes. Can you remain 100% supportive, when his choices have such a high impact on you and the children? Probably not. I think you should see a therapist — preferably his therapist, who might be will- ing to work with both of you. The National Alliance on Mental Health offers infor- mation on family support groups — peer-led groups of people who are affected by a loved one’s mental illness. (Check NAMI.org). You should see a lawyer regarding the wisdom of pursuing a legal separation from your husband. I’m not advocating for a specific course of action, but you should understand the legal (as well as emotional and fi- nancial) impact of this long- term separation on your children, and you should act in their best interests. Be honest and appropri- ate with them; understand their confusion and sadness. You shouldn’t blame their dad for being sick, but it’s OK to be upset about the illness that has changed all of your lives.

Dear Amy: I have a job where I am entitled to a half- hour lunch. I eat at my desk. There is no lunchroom. Every time I start eating, my boss walks by and com- ments on my lunch. Like, “Wow, that looks healthy,” or “Gee, cookies?” Or “You must be watching your weight!” This is more annoying than I can even say. Do you have any ideas on how I can get rid of this annoying boss in a diplomatic manner? Disgruntled Employee

Dear Disgruntled: You can’t tell off your boss. However, you could use silence — and body language — to get your point across. Here’s the scene: You (eating a piece of peach pie). Boss: “Peach pie! You’re going to have to double down on your workout to work off those calories.” You: (Look up blankly) “Do you need anything? I can bring you the Miller re- port when it’s ready.” A week of looking at your boss blankly and responding by asking an unrelated question might train her away from the commentary.

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