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LA TIMESCROSSWORD By JohnGuzzetta

TUESDAY’SLATIMES SOLUTION

©2020 TribuneContentAgency, LLC. 12/2/20

1. Paul Salopek,whois walkinga
   21,000-milepath thatthe firsthumans
   traveled,said he studiedwhichlan-
   guagewhile stuck in Central Asia?
   a.Turkmen
   b.Tajik
   c.Russian
   d.Arabic


2. Whatinjustice did RosaParks stand
   up to as a10-year-old,longbefore she
   becameacivil rightactivist?
   a.Anunfairgrade
   b.Afriendwaswronglyaccusedof
   cheating.
   c.Shewastoldtocleantheclassroom.
   d.Aboythreatenedtopunchher.


3. Whichof theseenvironmental trail-
   blazerswas NOTpartofKidsPost’s
   2020 Women’s HistoryMonthstory?
   a.SylviaEarle
   b.JaneGoodall
   c.IsatouCeesay
   d.AnnaBotsfordComstock


4. Chess champTani Adewumimoved
   fromNigeria to NewYork. Whichfood

did he saywas afavorite sincecoming

to the United States?

a.Hamburger

b.Pizza

c.Chinesefriedrice

d.Macaroniandcheese

5. ActivistShanaGrant of Washington,
   D.C., wantstohelp kidsand teens...
   a.Cleanbeaches.
   b.Stayoutofprison.
   c.Learntoread.
   d.Getinvolvedinrobotics.


6. Thesetting of Kate Milford’s book
   “The ThiefKnot”is basedin parton
   whichvacation spot fromher childhood?
   a.NagsHead,NorthCarolina
   b.CapeCod,Massachusetts
   c.MountDesertIsland,Maine
   d.RehobothBeach,Maryland


7. Before NationalMascot Day, the
   Washington Nationals’Teddy
   Roosevelt “RacingPresident”told
   KidsPosthewas doingthis to keep
   busybefore the Major LeagueBaseball
   seasonstarted:
   a.Puttingtogetherpuzzles
   b.Knitting
   c.Playingchess
   d.Makingpizza


8. Firefly expertSaraLewis usesan-
   otherexpressionfor bioluminescence,
   the chemicalreaction thatcausesfire-
   fliesto glow.Whatisit?
   a.Livinglight
   b.Glowaction
   c.Lightburst
   d.Flashinglight


9. Fred Bowen’s Novembercolumn about
   losinggracefullyfeaturedthis athlete:
   a.AlexMorgan
   b.ArthurAshe
   c.TomBrady
   d.SerenaWiliams


10. Whichbookwas one of KidsPost’s
    picksfor bestfiction booksof 2020?
    a.“Stargazing”byJenWang
    b.“PrairieLotus”byLindaSuePark
    c.“DrawingonWalls”byMatthew
    Burgess
    d.“NewKid”byJerryCraft
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TODAY’SNEWS

Climatechange,hungrybeetlesand

diseasearethreateningthesurvivalof

ahigh-elevationpinetreethat’sakey

source of food for grizzlybears and

found across the WesternUnited

States,federalofficialssaidTuesday.

AFishand Wildlife Service(FWS)

proposaltobepublished Wednesday

wouldprotectthewhitebarkpinetree

asathreatenedspeciesundertheEn-

dangered Species Act, according to

documentspostedbytheOfficeofthe

FederalRegister.

But the agencysaid it doesn’tplan

todesignatewhichareasarecriticalto

the tree’ssurvival, guidancesome en-

vironmentalistssayisneeded.

Thetrees have beennearly wiped

outinsomeareas,includingtheeast-

ernedgeofYellowstoneNationalPark,

wheretheirconesareasourceoffood

forthreatenedgrizzlybears.

Afungushasbeenkillingwhitebark

pinesforacentury. Morerecently,the

trees have proved vulnerable to bark

beetles thathavekilled millions of

acresofforestandtoclimatechange.

FWS’sproposalsaidwhitebark is

one of manyplantsexpected to be

impacted as climatechange moves

fasterthantheyareabletoadapt.

—AssociatedPress

PERRYBACKUS/ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Aman collectsconesfrom the top

of adisease-free whitebark pine

tree in 2013 in Sula, Montana.

Beetlesand disease

threatenpine trees

CHIPSAYS

Onthisdayin1823,PresidentJamesMonroeissued

theMonroeDoctrine,warningEuropeanpowersnot to

intervenein theAmericas.Thedoctrinebecamea

long-standingprincipleof UnitedStatesforeignpolicy.

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Gameswillbeheldin 2021.

TODAY

Skiesaremostlysunny, andtheair

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COURTESYOFHARPERCOLLINS

Chess championTani Adewumi,who

moved fromNigeria to NewYork.

Hi,Carolyn:My

husbandandIlive

inthesame

suburbashis

parents,which

providesweekly

curbsiderecycling

pickup.Butmyin-

laws—70,in

decenthealth—donotrecycle.I

cringewatchingthemthrow

awaybottlesandcanswhenever

wevisit.

Ihadtheideatogivethem,for

thiscomingChristmas,anice

trashcanwithseparate

compartmentsfortrashand

recycling,alongwithasupplyof

therequiredclearbags,soallthey

havetodoissetthebagouton

thecurb.

Butcouldthisbeperceivedas

imposingmyhippie-dippyideals

onthem,ortryingtoguiltthem

intorecycling?

—Hippy-DippyIdealist

Hippy-DippyIdealist:Itcouldbe

perceivedthatway,yes,because

that’sexactlywhatyou’redoing.

Plus,tryingtosocial-engineer

peoplethroughhousewaresyou

wantthemtohaveisnot!a!

Christmas!gift!It’slikebuying

yourspouseanewvacuum

cleanertomakethembetterat

doingchoresforyou.It’scoalin

theirstockingwithasideof

superiority—and,ironically,

extraplastic,steelorother

resources.

Ifyoubelieveyourin-laws

wouldwanttorecycleifitwere

easierforthemtodoso,thenjust

buythemthetrashcannowoutof

thegoodnessofyourheart.Or

evenbetter,tellthemyou

appreciateyoursandyou’llget

themone,too,iftheywantit.

Orevenbetterer,dosome

readingonwhatactuallyhappens

tomostofourso-calledrecycling,

thenquitthenearlyfruitless

micro-activismwithyourin-laws

andapplyyourselfinsteadto

bettercommunitychoicesfor

trash.It’smostlygoingtolandfills

regardless,unlessanduntilweall

upourgame.

AndforChristmas,givethem

somethingthey’dwant.

DearCarolyn:Whentwoadults

moveintogether,shouldthey

alwayssplittherent50/50?He

makesdoublehersalaryand,due

totheircareerchoices,thiswill

likelybethecasemoving

forward.

Theyare30and36andinlove.

Theyplanonlivingtogetherone

yearbeforegettingmarriedand

startingafamily.

—L.

L.:Theonlythingthey“should”

doisagreeonhowtheysplitthe

rent.

Fortunately,thisisaperfect

opportunityforboth—before

signinganything—tobehonest

aboutwhattheythink,howthey

feel,whattheyexpectandwhat

ghostsmightstillhauntthem

whenitcomestomoney, power

andtrust.Iadvisethemtotakeit.

DearCarolyn:Iamavery

curiouspersonbynature.Iam

alwayslookingupinformationon

theInternet.Iaminterestedin

howandwhyandwhatpeople

areupto.Iask“why”alot.

Ifindsomepeoplegetirritated

whenIaskwhytheydo

somethingorthinkacertainway.

Ialsolookoutthewindowtosee

whatmyneighborsareupto,

especiallybeingathomealotdue

tothecoronavirus.Ihavebeen

called“nosy”andbeenaccusedof

givingsomeone“thethird

degree.”Ifeelterrible.buthowdo

Ireinmycuriousselfin?

—Wondering

Wondering:Wheneveryouhave

atraitthat’ssometimesa

nuisance,otherwiseastrength,

andpossibly/likelysoingrained

astobenearlyimpossibleto

change,yourbestbetisjustto

announceit:“I’vealwaysbeen

hyper-curious.Feelfreetotellme

ifIcrossaline.”

WritetoCarolynHaxat

[email protected] hercolumn

deliveredto yourinboxeachmorning

atwapo.st/haxpost.

Jointhediscussionliveat noon

Fridays atlive.washingtonpost.com

Arecycling miracle on 34th Street?

Carolyn

Hax

NICK

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