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COMICS

ACROSS

1 Farm call

4 Picnic game

9 Informed as a courtesy,

perhaps

13 Tote

14 Dickens’ “The Pickwick

Papers,” originally

15 QB-turned-

commentator Tony

16 “... __ the set of sun”:

“Macbeth”

17 Picks up

18 Bonobos, e.g.

19 Have no weaknesses

21 U.S. border river

23 Fake

24 Web streaming service

25 A mechanic usually

keeps one handy

26 Innocent

27 Its 1948 inaugural flight

began in Geneva

29 “Skyfall” singer

31 “The Vanishing

Hitchhiker” subject

34 Misty tropical

ecosystem

35 Edge

36 Catcher in the World

Series’ only perfect

game

37 U.S. : Grammy ::

U.K. : __

38 Daughter of Uranus

42 Uranus, e.g.

43 Excessively precious, to

a Brit

45 Six-time NBA All-Star

Kyrie

47 Indignant lead-in

49 __ fair

50 Movie plantation

51 In addition

53 It may be short or long

54 Egg cell

55 “The Crown” star Foy

56 Stick in

57 Urquhart Castle’s loch

58 Neat

59 It may be iced

DOWN

1 Alexis of “The

Handmaid’s Tale”

2 Creator of a colorful

atmosphere

3 What unconscious bias

training may deal with

4 “Paradise Lost” fallen

angel

5 __ surgeon

6 Columbus in NYC, e.g.

7 Cylindrical pasta

8 Dinsmore of kid lit

9 Climbing challenge

10 Share rearing duties

11 Colombia is this gem’s

largest producer

12 Amount in a shot

14 Bed board

20 Like spreadsheets

22 Saws

24 Majestic greeting

28 Natural enemy of

aphids

30 Merit

32 Have angular velocity

33 Some Ernst works

34 Multi-headed dog that

guards Hades, in Greek

myth

35 Deprive (of)

36 Commonwealth Avenue

city

39 Refer to subtly

40 Disguise, in a way

41 Chair’s document

44 Ruin partner

46 Bat mitzvah, e.g.

48 Carved dishes

49 Hold holder

52 Part of Highlands

regalia

ANSWER TO

PREVIOUS PUZZLE

11/2/19

11/2/19

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

By Kyle Dolan © 2019 Tribune Content Agency

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly

Aries(March 21-April 19):
You’ll get the urge to take a
break before the work is
done, and it’s an excellent
idea.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): Like any other animal,
you belong to the natural
world and will thrive there,
should you seize the chance.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
Isolation is like a bubble —
an invisible barrier that
keeps the outside world at a
distance and untouchable.
You’ll pierce this bubble us-
ing only words and warmth.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
People are better at remem-
bering beginnings and end-
ings than they are middles.
You’ll use this to your advan-
tage today.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
You know that even the
hottest spark can’t ignite
without something there to
burn. So you put yourself
where the potential fuel is.

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Staying flexible in your

thinking has to do with re-

leasing judgment and

stretching into different ide-

as to try them on.

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23):

One job well done doesn’t

make a star. It’s the repeat

performances, showing up

time after time with sparkle

and professionalism that

lends itself to a reputation

for greatness.

Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21):

The problem you face isn’t

about just you. It just so hap-

pens that you’re the one who

is best equipped to lead the

pack in solving it.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-

Dec. 21): People won’t know

about your talent until you

tell them. Keep in mind that

there are different ways to go

about this, and the direct

way is the least effective.

Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan.

19): Wherever you go, you

want to make it better and

more exciting, not just for

you but for everyone around.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): People are not aware of

what they have (or what

they lack) until someone

next to them quite obviously

has (or lacks) it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March

20): Get directly down to

business, no apologies, ex-

planations, justifications or

qualifications are necessary.

Today’s birthday(Nov.

2): Relationships bring out a

powerful side of you and

you’ll begin to love and give

to others in ways that you

used to long for. This solar

year, you will actually be-

come the one you wished for.

You’ll celebrate new devel-

opments in business and

love. You’ll level up with a

personal endeavor. Virgo

and Gemini adore you. Your

lucky numbers are: 50, 2, 22,

18 and 6.

Holiday Mathis writes her

column for Creators

Syndicate Inc. The

horoscope should be read

for entertainment.

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

“Simple Saturday” col-

umns are meant to help as-

piring players improve tech-

nique and develop logical

thinking.

Learning players must

absorb an array of rules. De-

fenders are taught to “cover

an honor with an honor.”

Such “rules” have logical ex-

ceptions.

Today’s North properly

raises South’s 1NT to 3NT;

the nine-trick game will suc-

ceed more often than five

clubs. South wins the first

heart with his king. He must

set up the clubs but lacks the

dummy entries to finesse

with his jack. So South takes

the king and leads the jack.

If West covers an honor

with his queen, South takes

the ace and leads the nine,

losing to the ten. He then has

five club tricks, two hearts

and two spades.

Cover an honor to pro-

mote lower cards in your

hand or partner’s hand.

Since that is unproductive

here, West must duck the

jack of clubs. South will pass

the jack, but when East dis-

cards, South gets only three

club tricks. The defense will

have time to set up the

hearts to beat the game.

Question: You hold: ♠A

K7 ♥K 9 3 ♦Q 10 7 4 2 ♣K J.

Neither side vulnerable. The

dealer, at your right, opens

one club. What do you say?

Answer: Plenty of rules

exist for the bidding, but

many situations require you

to use your judgment. I be-

lieve most experts would

double one club for takeout

as the best action here. A few

would overcall one diamond,

getting the five-card suit

mentioned. Others would

try 1NT, showing the same

type of hand as a 1NT open-

ing.

South dealer

Both sides vulnerable

NORTH

♠10 5 4

♥A 7

♦J 6

♣A 9 8 7 6 3

WEST EAST

♠9 6 ♠Q J 8 3 2

♥J 10 8 6 2 ♥Q 5 4

♦K 3 ♦A 9 8 5

♣Q 10 4 2 ♣ 5

SOUTH

♠A K 7

♥K 9 3

♦Q 10 7 4 2

♣K J

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass

Opening lead — ♥J

Tribune Media Services

BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:I am a woman

questioning my sexuality. I

have been married to a man

for over 20 years and we have

children together. (I have

not told my husband about

my struggles, as he is homo-

phobic.)

This has been a difficult

and confusing time for me,

and I have been in therapy

throughout.

I am in love with a friend

— a woman.

We are close but have

known each other for only

about a year. We are both go-

ing through divorces. (She

recently found out that her

husband is trans, and gay.)

We see each other nearly

every day. I have never felt

closer to another woman.

I recently came out to her

but through choking words

and sobbing. I’m not sure

she understood what I was

saying. I did not exactly say,

“I am gay.” She never

brought it up after that, but

for me, a weight has been

lifted off my shoulders.

Should I tell her my true

feelings?

Confused

Dear Confused: Coming

out is a process, and you’re in

the midst of it. You will con-

tinue to express your truth

to various people in various

ways over this transitional

period.

Yes, I think you should

continue to talk about this

with your friend, even if it is

awkward for you to bring it

up. One way to do so would

be for you to discuss with her

some of the conversations

you’re having in therapy. She

may not have grasped that

you are gay — and you can

laugh about that missed

communication later.

Yes, you should come out

again to her. I do not think

you should tell her that you

are in love with her, however.

Regardless of whether she is

also into you, you should

walk around in your own

identity for a while and gain

confidence and emotional

stability before making any

declarations.

Dear Amy:I am a married

50-year-old woman with a

lovely family. My parents live

just down the road. They

think I should make more ef-

fort to visit, but here lies the

problem.

I lived with my parents

briefly in my early 30s while

going to school and chang-

ing careers. I stayed in a

suite in the basement. The

rule was to never come up-

stairs unless I call first, and

yet my mother was control-

ling and verbally abusive —

coming into my area at all

times — so I left after about

four months.

I moved out of the city,

got married, had a child and

then moved back to where

they live. In the few years I

was gone, my brother’s mar-

riage ended. He had no chil-

dren and moved into the

basement suite at my par-

ents’ house. That was 16

years ago. He is now 55.

He does not work. He

does not contribute. Mother

cooks for him, cleans for him

and lends him money. He

takes his meals back down

to the basement.

I am baffled at the way

they treat him compared to

my experience there. I can’t

bring myself to even visit

their home, it makes me sick

to see.

Am I right to just stay

away? They complain about

him being there but do noth-

ing to push him out the door.

Baffled

Dear Baffled: Your

mother was controlling you,

and now she is controlling

your brother. Her extreme

enabling is a form of control.

It has rendered him useless.

I understand why you

don’t enjoy spending time

embroiled in this toxic sys-

tem, and I think you should

explain why.

Send questions to Amy

Dickinson by email to ask

[email protected].

ASK AMY

Time to come out again?