Los Angeles Times - 09.08.2019

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ACROSS 1 i follower 4 Cookout aid 10 Butcher’s assortment 14 Blond one in a bar 15 Cry from a toon sombrero wearer 16 Scratcher 17 Dog star’s first name? 18 Hang around 19 Hebrides isle 20 King’s self-allusion 22 Share with followers, in a way 24 Westchester County city known for its Playland 25 Pricey strings 26 Civil rights icon Parks 29 Roman god 31 Put (out) 35 Others, to Ovid 36 “Exodus” hero 37 Ad to lure you in 38 Windshield option 39 Two-time Wimbledon champ Kvitová 41 Ward of “Sisters” 42 Sidesteps 44 Formally seek justice 45 Take off 46 November 1 honoree 47 24-Across, briefly 48 Señor’s “some” 49 Leading 51 __ Aviv 53 Melville narrator 56 County fair sight 60 Classic role for Carrie 61 Antique photos 63 Supermarket chain 64 Four Tops frontman Stubbs 65 Seat of County Kerry 66 Swelter 67 Didn’t dillydally 68 Vinny famously called them “utes” in a “My Cousin Vinny” courtroom scene 69 Amount to pay

DOWN 1 Henry VIII’s last wife 2 Assortment 3 Reject 4 Magnetic Field? 5 Preliminary drudgery

6 Ashtabula’s lake 7 Joker 8 “Roger __ Book of Film”: 1996 publication 9 Harder to find 10 Layered lunch order 11 Cream additive 12 Locks in a barn 13 Whack 21 Regal headpiece 23 Zap 25 Gets ready for the big game ... and a hint to four puzzle answers 26 Utility company listing 27 ’60s-’70s Twins star Tony 28 Scene of frequent Middle East unrest 30 Before, before 32 Apply to 33 “The Most Happy __”: 1956 musical 34 Toga party places 37 EKG reading 40 Robot play 43 Peak seen from Messina 47 Ravel work immortalized in “10”

50 Cantankerous 52 Facilitates 53 Misfortunes 54 Flow slowly 55 Queen’s home 56 Tower of Pisa feature 57 Bit of bickering 58 Fairy tale baddie 59 Madcap Martha 62 Six-time NBA All-Star __ Gasol

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

8/9/19

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

Aries(March 21-April 19):
You’ve been through trying
times, and this isn’t one of
them. You already know the
right action. Take it.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): You’ll nurture a strong
connection by simply show-
ing up to the events that
mean something to your
loved ones.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
You are kind to people you
don’t know. You’re even
kinder to people you know
but don’t like.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
People may skip around
learning different things at
different stages, but there
really is no skipping ahead.
So don’t be jealous when you
notice someone is at a stage
that’s foreign to you.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
You know exactly who your
role model is, though you
don’t need to actually have
an interaction to reap the

benefits of this dynamic. Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): While it’s sometimes better to decide how you’d like to feel and then cultivate that feeling, keep it simple with a few tangible and measure- able goals. Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You learn from every interaction. The change in feeling you experience is just proof that the lesson took hold. Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Take on the job that no one wants to do. You’ll make a mistake, but the experience is invaluable. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): You assume that everyone is like you, but it’s not true. Many aren’t paying such close attention. All the more reason you should. Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): New people are inter- ested in you. Don’t let them get confused by too much in- formation. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Often the role models we choose aren’t really the actu-

al person but what the person represents. Through cu- riosity about these ideas and ideals, you’ll learn something about yourself. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Not celebrating your success would be a mistake. The small wins especially need acknowledgment. Today’s birthday(Aug. 9): What if someone were in- terested enough in you and what you were doing to listen for hours, invest lots of mon- ey and be generally en- thralled with your nearness? Well, you’ll get plenty of that sort of attention over the next 12 months, even though you’ll be too seriously fasci- nated by your work to revel in such things. Aries and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 35, 41, 28 and 7.

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

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

This week’s deals have fo- cused on proper timing by declarer. To test yourself, cover the East-West cards. West leads a low heart against your four spades. Your immediate impulse might be to finesse with dummy’s queen. If so, you need to curb your impulses. If the finesse loses, East will shift to clubs, up to dummy’s weakness. You can take your ace and draw trumps, but when East takes the king of diamonds, the defense will cash two clubs for down one. You have 10 winners: six trumps, a heart, a club and two diamonds. You can go down only if you lose four tricks first. Take the ace of hearts,

draw trumps and let the queen of diamonds ride. East can win, cash the king of hearts and shift to a club, but you win, unblock your jack of diamonds and go to dummy to pitch a losing club on the ace of diamonds. At matchpoint duplicate, you would have an excuse for finessing in hearts; you might make an overtrick. At IMPs or Chicago scoring, as- sure your contract. Question: You hold: ♠Q 9 4 2 ♥A Q ♦A 7 4 2 ♣6 3 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one spade, he bids two hearts and you re- turn to three diamonds. Partner next bids three spades. What do you say? Answer: Your partner has “reversed” and promises a strong hand. Since he has also suggested shortness in clubs, your hands fit to-

gether perfectly. Bid six diamonds or cue-bid four hearts. A typical hand for partner will be A K 3, K 10 7 5, K J 10 6 5, A. South dealer N-S vulnerable

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

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BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:I’m a 65-year- old, married woman with grandchildren. I live with my husband. I love social media. I sup- pose it’s because I’m lonely for attention. I meet young guys on social media and develop strong feelings for them. I don’t think myself as a flirt, but I have compassion for these guys going through hard times. Is my way of thinking nor- mal? I know that we’re never going to be together, but when one guy ignores my messages I get really upset. What is your advice for me? Lonely

Dear Lonely:My concern for your emotional and phys- ical security overrides my main advice, which is for you to look for other outlets and ways to develop healthier re- lationships. You don’t say who you are connecting with, or through what channels, but it is obvi- ous that your interest in these men is romantic. They, like you, are trawling for people to connect with, but their motives might be different from yours. They might por- tray themselves as needing help, but of course, on the in- ternet, anyone can basically

sell a lie. Depending on their motivations, they may be moving on from you when you don’t accept their baited hook. There is nothing inher- ently wrong with meeting and developing relation- ships with people online. I have people in my own life I consider friends who I have never met in person. Unfortunately for you, this contact is sending you on an emotional roller coast- er. It is a vicious cycle. Unfor- tunately, each cycle will make you feel worse about yourself, in slow cumulative stages. I hope you will realize this and use this insight to seek to treat your loneliness in ways that are healthier for you.

Dear Amy: My mother passed away recently, and many family/friends made donations in her name, in- cluding thoughtful donations to my child’s school. If there is any problem with the donation (non-re- ceipt of a tax ID letter, non- acknowledgement with a thank-you letter, etc.), people have been turning to me to vent their frustration, re- questing that I follow up on their behalf to figure out why their donation was not ap- preciated/acknowledged as they expected.

I appreciate these donations, but I did not solicit them. I would simply handle things by myself if I were in their shoes, just as I would with any other glitch regard- ing a payment or donation for which there wasn’t a per- sonal connection, particu- larly when there is a death or other emotional stress in- volved in the reason for the original donation. Any advice? At a Loss

Dear At a Loss:This is happening because people, well, people don’t always be- have in ideal ways. You should make sure that you thank each of these people personally for their thoughtfulness (just in case your acknowledgment what they are really asking for). If someone asks you out- right to handle this for them with an organization you don’t have a particular connection to, you should respond, “It was so thoughtful of you to do this; I’m sorry this has become a frustration. Unfortunately, I don’t have any more insight into this than you do. I hope you can get it sorted out.”

Send questions to Amy Dickinson by email to ask [email protected].

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