c10 eZ re the washington post.wednesday, march 11 , 2020
ACROSS
1 School of
thought
4 1972 Kentucky
Derby winner __
Ridge
8 Landlocked
African country
12 Sense of
balance
15 Half of a folk-
rock duo
16 *Orson Welles’
role in “The
Third Man”
17 Public square
18 Court answers
19 Org. promoting
fluoridation
21 State of calm
attentiveness
22 Fair-haired
23 *J ames T. Kirk
player, in recent
“Star Trek” films
26 Kareem, once
27 Deli order
29 Police trickery
30 Koala’s hangout
32 Crest container
34 “Bus Stop”
playwright
35 Dollar bill, e.g.
... and what
the ends of
the answers
to starred
clues have in
common
38 Curly top
40 Landlocked
Asian country
41 “Elephant Boy”
boy
45 Jigsaw unit
47 Color printer
refills
49 “What’s
shakin’?”
50 *“Pogo”
cartoonist
52 Finds the right
words, say
54 Step into
character
55 It may need
massaging
56 Crouch down
57 Word with ice
or cookie
59 *“Damn
Yankees!” star
63 Wetland birds
64 Pushing to the
limit65 “Put a tiger
in your tank”
brand
66 Babe in the
woods
67 LP successorsDOWN
1 “More or less”
suffix
2 Desktop item
3 “The Big Sleep”
private eye
4 Most populous
Arabian
Peninsula city
5 Pandora’s boxful
6 Sundial seven
7 PIN point
8 End of a sol-
dier’s URL
9 Jaw-dropping
10 Cough drop
11 Absurd
13 WWII light
machine gun
14 Class ring
number
15 Acting fitfully
20 Ta lk smack
about
22 Deli order
23 Pitiless24 Boot stud
25 Legendary
Hollywood hot
dog restaurant
28 French summer
31 “Snowy” bird
33 Black shade
36 Houston NBA
team
37 “Try me”
38 Cochise
followers39 Instagram
overlays
42 Like some
lions
43 Rifle handle
44 Good
times
46 Brain scan
inits.
48 Costume
spangle
50 Fritter away51 They may be
drawn
53 Country duo
Brooks & __
56 Bandleader
Artie
58 Rock producer
Brian
60 DOJ division
61 Bikini half
62 Some NFL
linemenLA TIMES CROSSWORD By Bryant WhiteTUESDAY’S LA TIMES SOLUTION© 2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 3/11/20Adult’s help:
Some
Hands-on time:
1 hour
Total time:
11 / 2 days
SUPPLIES
l blank compact disc
l duct tape
l glass paint with applicator
tool (craft stores, Amazon)
l black liquid leading (craft
stores, Amazon)
l foot-long string
l hot-glue gun with glue stick
l scissors
l paper plate
l damp paper towelSTEPS- Make a small scrape on the
front of the CD by rubbing the
scissors’ pointed edge back-and-
forth.
2. Snip off a piece of duct tape
with scissors, then press it on the
scraped part of the disc. When
you peel the tape off, the disc
cover should stick to it. Continue
pressing the tape on the disc,
using more as needed, until the
disc is completely clear.
chip says
on this day in 1997, Paul Mccartney, former member of
the beatles, was knighted by Queen elizabeth ii for his
“services in music.” after receiving the honor, he could
use the title “sir” i n front of his name.
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find more crafts and
recipes in the Make it
section of our website.today
sunny skies rule the morning,
clouds show up in the afternoon,
and highs may reach the mid-60s.
illustration by Meera chand, 7, arlington- Cut the disc into a shape of
your choice with scissors. (You
may need an adult’s help cutting,
or you don’t have to cut the CD at
all.) When finished, snip off any
extra plastic bits along the
shape’s edges with scissors before
placing it on the paper plate. - Make designs on the cut disc
with the liquid leading, squeezing
the paint out of the bottle as you
move it. Be sure all the shapes
you make are complete on all
sides (as you’ll be filling them
later). Remove any smudges with
the wet paper towel. When done,
let dry at least eight hours. - Scoop out a small amount of glass paint with the applicator tool.
Dab the paint in the section you want to color, then fill the entire area
by pushing the paint to the black border edges. When finished, gently
lift the disc to check for any missed spots. Use the damp paper towel
to wipe away any mistakes and clean the applicator before switching
colors. - Repeat the previous step with more paint colors until all the
sections are filled. Let dry at least eight hours. - Plug in the hot-glue gun, then
flip over the suncatcher. Form a
loop with the string, placing the
ends just inside the top edge of
the suncatcher. Ask an adult to
squeeze a dab of hot glue over
the ends of string. Let the glue
cool a few minutes.
BY KRIS CORONADOW
ant to give a window at home some sparkle? Ask Mom or Dad if they have any blank
compact discs stashed somewhere. With just a little creative whimsy and effort, an old
CD can be transformed into a dazzling suncatcher.Catch some rays by transforming a CD
Photos by kris coronadomakE it
- Let the sunshine in! Find a sunny window to hang your
masterpiece.
[email protected]Hi, Carolyn: My
partner and I were
raised in
households with
different v iews on
how to spend
money. We are
responsible with
our money and
have no debt, b ut
my p artner likes to spend m ore
than I do on a number of things.
They f ollow trends and care more
about what other people think
and like. I’m on the other end,
where I t end not to give much
thought to that.
We a re in the middle of
planning for our wedding, and
there has b een a lot of friction on
what I’m willing to spend and
what my p artner wants. I feel like
being m ore reasonable with the
money we spend, whereas my
partner wants to make sure they
don’t m iss out on some of the
experiences o f this o ccasion.
Lately, my partner has b een
more agreeable and g iving up
certain things. I think they are
doing this to a ppease. Am I being
unreasonable to be reasonable?
— P lanningPlanning: There is always a point
where a commitment to being
reasonable becomes
unreasonable — because a ny k ind
of inflexibility can be taken to anextreme.
So while you may seem to have
the more sensible outlook o n
what’s worth spending your
money on, a world w ith zero
frivolity, s plurging o r performing
for the Joneses just sounds
depressingly blah.
Since y ou’re on the cusp of a
marriage to someone w ith a
frivolous streak, it doesn’t s eem
like that much of a stretch to say
you appreciate this quality, e ven
if you don’t h ave it yourself. Yes?
And your partner l ikewise might
appreciate that you aren’t b oth
out there commissioning 12-foot
ice sculptures.
So this seems like a great
opportunity to combine your
strengths in a way that sets a
sustainable precedent for
appreciating each other’s r ole in
your marriage: You set a basic
budget y ou can live on, and then
freely, joyfully set a side a fund
beyond that to live a little —
which y our partner controls, o r
just spends s illy. That s ounds a lot
more fun t han the system you’ve
got now, doesn’t i t? Where you
wear each other down, in joyless
friction over whose way is the
right way, t ill one of you caves?Dear Carolyn: I am starting t o
react to my m other’s n egative a nd
draining conversations, and I feel
really sad t hat she n ever ever asksme how I am or anything about
my l ife. I t is all one-way traffic
with her. It h as been like this for
most of my l ife, to be fair, and I
feel a lot of the time that I am the
parent. Any tips?
— J.J.: Yes, o ne, to accomplish one
thing t hat you probably don’t
really want.
The tip is to give up all hope
that your mother will ever be
different, will e ver be positive,
will ever ask how you are.
What that will accomplish, I
hope, i s to open your m ind to the
relationship your mom is capable
of having.
It’s s ad, obviously — but also
freeing if you can uncouple your
feelings of disappointment and
frustration from t hese
conversations.
Letting go o f the mother-child
relationship you can’t s eem to
have will help you see her as a
person, and seeing her as a
person will help you find a way to
connect with her that’s real and
within her reach.Write to carolyn hax at
[email protected]. get her column
delivered to your inbox each morning
at wapo.st/haxpost. Join the discussion live at noon
fr idays at live.washingtonpost.comPennywise but not relationship foolish
Carolyn
Haxnick galifianakis for the Washington Post