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ACROSS 1 Island top 11 Beaver young 15 Dreamer of Greek myth 16 Short race, briefly 17 Celebrated 1981 bride 18 Kyrgyzstan range 19 Italian sonnet closing 20 One may be mounted close to a grille 22 Never encountered before 25 Sleeper’s path 26 Didn’t lose at all 30 Athlete’s best effort 32 “Breaking Bad” org. 33 City on the Arno 34 Hardly the best smoke 35 Filing aid 36 Item on many a diner check 38 Jazz piano style 40 Greek letter 41 White water 45 Early philosophical hot spot 46 Columbo, for one: Abbr. 47 Point of view 48 Sidestep 49 Formal wear 51 One way to think 53 Experiment with Zener cards 55 Tree with green-skinned fruit 60 Opposite of bueno 61 United Nations goal 64 King Harald’s father 65 Obsolescent media 66 Flier over Hawaii 67 Island bottom

DOWN 1 Jungfrau setting 2 Stuff of legends 3 Name you might see while listening to Muzak 4 Follow the game? 5 Trip up 6 Address 7 Dines on 8 Part of TGIF 9 Sign of trouble

10 Beaux Arts __: longtime chamber music group 11 Arboreal marsupial 12 Countertop option 13 Captain, say 14 Stops pumping momentarily? 21 Receive with a shake, maybe 23 Brewery fixture 24 Narcissist’s issue 26 One flying without a plane? 27 January clearance 28 Where there’s a will, usually 29 Equal footing 31 Hit opposite 34 Bean of “Game of Thrones” 37 Make room on a drive 39 Gun in neutral 42 Org. that runs the FedEx Cup Playoffs 43 Misfortune 44 __ volente

48 Makes adjustments 50 Hot spot 52 Beehives, e.g. 54 Promotional handouts 56 Watered down 57 Longtime MLB star Big __ 58 HP rival 59 Old U.S. region? 62 Nutritional abbr. 63 Fleur-de-__

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

3/7/20

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):
Not everyone knows what
you know, can do what you
can do or wants what you
want. To think about it from
another’s point of view will
be invaluable today.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): You imagine some
places with all the zest of one
with no intention of going.
Others you imagine care-
fully, knowing that when the
time comes, you’ll go all-in.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
If you still think a past action
was humiliating, count your-
self among the spectacularly
brave ones, and move along.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
Those who live within a very
small scope of existence are
sure to be extremely and
harshly judgmental.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
Whatever you think people
will notice, most won’t.
Don’t base the pressures you
put on yourself on what you

think others are thinking. Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ve dreamed of the fu- ture, painting a mental pic- ture of your wishes. Use the skill in reverse, rewriting history to your liking. Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You have no idea who is ad- miring you as you pass. There’s a special levity to your energy now, a bright- ness that will be noticed. Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’ll have an increased awareness of the roles people play in your life and get an inkling of how to make the most of your relationships. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): What you’re after is a certain kind of glamour, and it’s attainable. Seeing yourself in a different light helps you figure out who to be in a situation. Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” — Your signmate, Ben Franklin

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The hero’s journey is through humility and des- peration and the long, dark night of the soul to a victory needed for the soul’s growth. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s easy for a person faced with a certain scenario to behave compassionately, but to proactively seek such a scenario takes the heart to a whole different level. Today’s birthday (March 7): You’ll get special attention and soak it up, while knowing none of this contributes to your confi- dence the way completion of a special project will. You’ll give yourself all the props you need and earn your own respect by checking off a se- ries of small and meaningful personal goals. Leo and Li- bra adore you. Your lucky numbers: 2, 29, 1, 40, 38.

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

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

My “Simple Saturday” columns focus on improving basic technique and devel- oping logical thinking. You are today’s declarer, and West leads the queen of spades, winning, and contin- ues spades (not best de- fense, as it happens). You ruff the third spade. If both trumps and clubs break 3-2, you can make an overtrick, drawing trumps and run- ning the clubs. But more than half the time, at least one suit won’t break evenly. What then? (If both break badly, you’re sunk, so never mind that.) If trumps break 3-2, you can draw trumps, take the queen of clubs and play low from dummy on the second club, keeping a link. You can

win the diamond return and run the clubs for 10 tricks. Take the A-Q of trumps. If East-West follow, draw the missing trump and proceed with your club play. When in- stead East discards on your second high trump, start the clubs. When West ruffs the third club and leads a diamond, you win, draw the last trump in dummy and finish the clubs. Question: You hold: ♠4 2 ♥A Q 6 4 2 ♦A J 8 ♣Q 4 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he rebids two diamonds. What do you say? Answer: Your partner has a minimum-range opening bid with at least six diamonds. He might make five diamonds, but you should explore for the cheaper notrump game. Bid three clubs. If partner bids 3NT

next, pass and wish him luck. If he bids three diamonds or three hearts, you will play at a red-suit game.

South dealer N-S vulnerable

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

Opening lead — ♠Q

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BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:My brother has recently fathered a child. I love the baby, my brother and the woman he’s with. Except it isn’t one woman. It’s never just one. My brother has a history of womanizing. My family and I usually grow attached to the pri- mary woman he’s with, only to have them hate us in the end because they find out about his cheating and we “never told them.” I don’t want that to hap- pen with this woman, but how do I approach this? If I say something to the poor girl, I break my brother’s trust. If I don’t say any- thing, I break her trust. Either way, it seems I’m stuck in a tidal wave of drama. Is there a way I can at least lessen the storm? A Morally Confused Sister

Dear Morally Confused: You see this as a matter of trust-breaking — or perhaps the other principals involved gaslight you into believing that you have a duty to either keep or disclose secrets. You are not in charge of po- licing your adult brother. You have to imagine that the women your brother chooses must be somewhat aware of his womanizing, because — presumably — he is

cheating on someone else when he takes up with them. Because of the baby, the stakes are different, and you might give your brother a heads-up: “I just want you to know that the next time I find out you’re cheating, I’m not going to keep your secret for you.” You could also say to the woman, “My brother has a history of cheating on his partners. I hope he be- haves differently with you.” Unfortunately, this does not keep you out of the tidal wave of drama — it means you’d be surfing on the first wave. And — I assure you — if you tell a woman your brother is cheating on her, she could find a way to blame you (or “hate” you), anyway. Plant your family flag with this baby, and assume that at some point your brother will cheat. If you want (or feel forced) to de- clare your loyalty in order to maintain a close relation- ship with the child and its mother, you might tell him, “This time, I choose her.”

Dear Amy:A few months ago, I offered my 45-year-old niece our home for her wedding. This will be her third wedding and his second. What I thought was going to be an afternoon ceremony with 50 attendees has turned into an evening ceremony

with 90, followed by an out- door party with a DJ. We would be issued an event permit, but we will not be permitted to have a DJ play past 9 p.m. That hasn’t fazed my niece, who asked, “What would the police do, arrest me?” I told her at the very least they would cite me for noise violation. We also have limited parking. If 70 people show up, there will probably be 35 cars to find parking for. Then there’s porta-potty rental, the use of our small kitchen by the catering staff, etc. I discussed this all with our town’s police chief (who issues the permits) and he said he’d be happy to do a walk-through with all of us. The obvious answer is to tell my niece and her fiancé that they will have to make other plans. Can you suggest how to do that? Anxious Aunt

Dear Aunt:Double-check your insurance policy. Then say, “I blame myself for not communicating this more emphatically earlier, but your wedding has outgrown our ability to host it. You’ll have to find a professional event space.” Do this now.

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