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ACROSS 1 Worshipped one 5 Outer garments for Batman and Superman 10 Kite stabilizer 14 Congregation area 15 Popeye’s main squeeze __ Oyl 16 Meat safety agcy. 17 Boring party, say 18 Light measure 19 D.C. MLB team 20 Where Will Rogers was born 22 King with a golden touch 23 Ripped 24 Where Bulls and Bears are cheered 26 Parisian parting 29 Capital of Greece 31 Goes down to defeat 32 Reddish-brown horse 33 Color variant 36 Where the Beverly Hills Hotel is located 40 Decide (to) 41 Sabrina portrayer Melissa Joan __ 42 Noncom nickname 43 Quagmire 45 Bygone 46 Where Arthur ruled the court 49 Against 51 Make one’s case 52 Where the answers to 20-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across have appeared in lights 56 What no centipede has exactly 100 of, oddly 57 Roles on 52-Across 59 First-rate 60 Eurasian border river 61 Erupt, as tempers 62 Skipjack or yellowfin 63 PlayStation maker 64 Formally gave up 65 __ out a living: barely manages

DOWN 1 Prefix with Chinese 2 __ horse: long shot 3 Shaped like the president’s office 4 Inheritors 5 Red, white or blue

6 Wellesley grad 7 Fine cotton 8 Mother of Cain and Abel 9 Capitol Hill VIP 10 Forum garments 11 Carne __: taco filling 12 Luggage label 13 Rodeo rope 21 Social unit sharing the same dwelling 22 State nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” 24 __ En-lai 25 Recover from injury 26 In addition 27 Make spiffy 28 Stevie Wonder’s “__ She Lovely” 30 Harness race paces 33 Difficult 34 Strong desire 35 8-Down’s first home 37 Tropical root vegetable 38 Babysitter’s bane 39 Bear out, as feelings 43 Pitifully small 44 Existentialist Jean-Paul

46 Not quite a B 47 Last Olds model 48 Mullally of “Will & Grace” 50 Snooped (around) 52 Slim nail 53 “The Caine Mutiny” author Herman 54 Diarist Frank 55 Affirmative votes 57 Rank below cpl. 58 Lager alternative ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

4/6/20

CROSSWORD

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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

SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly

COMICS

Aries(March 21-April 19):
You’ll become aware of a de-
sire. The part of you that
wants will go on in kinduntil
it gets what it longs for.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): You are slow to anger
but also slow to let anger go.
You’ll do what you can to
turn the heat down on incen-
diary situations.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
Despite your brave face, peo-
ple know you are sensitive.
They can tell in the tiny reac-
tions and the way you follow
up with questions and care.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
Like a pearl, you’ll turn irri-
tations into things of beauty.
This is accomplished not
through rejecting the prob-
lem but embracing it.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
Just because you’re self-suf-
ficient doesn’t mean you
shouldn’t seek others’ help.
Working together, you’ll
strengthen the team.

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Change doesn’t have to be such a serious matter. You’ll take a playful approach, ex- perimenting to find what feels like a natural fit. Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23): What some people do because they like you won’t automatically register to you as affection. You’ll need to learn one another’s lan- guage for this to work. Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21): If you can’t remember your dreams at night, be sure to do some daydreaming. Men- tally send yourself to places that delight you. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): You’ve outgrown your value scale. What once seemed important is now less so; new matters take precedence. Perhaps it’s best not to rate yourself. Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You sense you’ve gotten all you can out of a situation. You can continue doing what you know or risk a new experience.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Certain people seem to bring out strong emotions in you, and conflicting ones at that. There is a karmic bond here to untangle over time. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): If you only accept your strengths, you’d missout on your chance to connect with others, which usually occurs around vulnerabilities. Today’s birthday (April 6): Your cosmic birthday gift will be motivation. You’ll be ultra-productive, highly ef- fective, driven by the chal- lenges you take on. It will start with a new venture that shows itself in the next six weeks. There are personal reasons you want this prize, though it will contribute to your bottom line financially too. Libra and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers: 30, 2, 12, 14, 25.

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

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

Cy the Cynic continues to struggle with his weight. “You need to shed some pounds,” I told Cy. “I read somewhere,” the Cynic said, “that if you weigh 180 pounds on Earth, you’d weigh only 76 on Mars. I’m not overweight; I’m just living on the wrong planet.” Cy can rationalize about his weight but he can’t deny his misplays in my club’s penny game. When Cy was declarer at today’s four hearts, West led the ace and deuce of diamonds. Cy won and led a trump, and East grabbed his ace and led a third diamond. West ruffed and exited with the queen of clubs. The Cynic won and drew trumps, but when he led a spade to

his queen, West produced the king. Down one. “The spade finesse might have won,” Cy rationalized. After Cy wins the second diamond, he must take the A-K of clubs and ruff a club. He then leads a trump. East can win and give West a diamond ruff, but then West is end-played: He must lead a spade from his king, and Cy is safe. Question: You hold: ♠J 4 ♥A 7 ♦9 8 6 5 3 ♣10 9 8 5. The dealer, at your left, opens one club. Your partner dou- bles, you respond one diamond and he jumps to two spades. What do you say? Answer: If partner had doubled and bid one spade, he would have shown extra strength: at least 17 points. (With a weaker hand and a spade suit, he would overcall one spade.) His actual se-

quence shows a power- house, and you have two use- ful honors. Bid three spades.

North dealer E-W vulnerable

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

Opening lead — ♦A

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BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:I live in a small town in Tennessee. I love my wonderful husband, but lately he is being too drama- tic about COVID-19. He re- minds me five times a day to wash my hands. He also put disinfectant wipes in my car. I know to wash my hands, and I am not bothered by him putting wipes in my car. What really bothers me is that he is telling me to sleep in a different room from him! We have been happily married for 16 years and have always slept in the same bed — even when one of us was sick. He is telling me to wear rubber gloves when I cook meals for us. He’s telling me not to leave the house. In my opinion, everybody is making too big a deal about COVID-19. Is he overreacting? Frustrated in Tennessee

Dear Frustrated: You seem to be under-reacting. This could be why your husband is so anxious about your — and his — hygiene and health. Your own atti- tude and behavior could be influencing an over-correc- tion on his part. This is from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention website (CDC.gov): “The virus is thought to spread mainly from person

to person, between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).” As of this writing, the virus has not swept through your region. Perhaps you will get lucky, and it will diminish before it gets to you. Where I live, people are not leaving their houses. The entire region is locked down. You have the individual right to be lax, or foolish. You could get lucky and not get this virus. Or you could con- tract the virus and not have symptoms, so you would ne- ver know it. You don’t have the right to potentially expose other people with impunity. Do I think you should wear rubber gloves while you prepare dinner? No. But if your husband was confident that you washed your hands and had washed surfaces you’d touched, he might not freak out quite so much. (He can also make dinner, by the way.) Bottom line: If you took this more seriously, your husband might feel more comfortable sleeping with you. It’s time for you to dial in to the reality of what is hap- pening. Don’t just react with annoyance to your husband. Talk to him about his anxi- eties and see if you can approach this as a loving team.

Dear Amy:Many of your readers write in with questions concerning their spouse or siblings without ever revealing anyone’s gender — including their own. Why do you suppose that is? As a gay man, I waited 23 years to legally marry my husband of two years. Now married, I can’t imagine referring to him as anything other than my husband. Spouse, partner, sig- nificant other, etc., just seem less honest and less concise and like I’m somehow dimin- ishing his importance. Can you explain this? Proud Husband

Dear Proud:I don’t as- sign gender to people who write to me unless they make it clear within their question. Gender isn’t always ger- mane to the issues between couples. Some issues that crop up between couples are somewhat universal, regard- less of gender or sexuality. I suspectthat some people deliberately mask their gender in order to hide their identity and create a further shield, protecting their own anonymity and that of other family members. And, of course, I respect that, too.

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