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ACROSS

1 Irrigation need

5 ’90s trade pact

10 “Go no further!”

14 Heart

15 “... __ player, / That

struts and frets his

hour upon the stage”:

Macbeth

16 Lake near Carson City

17 Gratitude for a well-

played role?

20 Papal messenger

21 On the other side of:

Abbr.

22 Enzyme suffix

23 Unscrupulous

25 Youthful maiden of

myth

27 Crackin’, peelin’ and

fadin’?

31 Clean, as greens

32 Newton honorific

33 LGBT History Mo.

34 ’60s campus gp.

35 Start growing

37 Hem partner

40 Asian language

42 Hammer site

43 Kofi Annan’s birthplace

45 Couples therapist?

49 Like Macbeth in

“Macbeth”

50 Jumpy

51 Jeff Lynne rock gp.

52 HP product

53 Hit

55 Extreme example

of layering for cold

weather?

60 Discrete things

61 Poetry Muse

62 Fruit with fuzz

63 First name in Latin

bands

64 “Holy cow!”

65 Venerable college that

owns a river island

DOWN

1 Angel dust, briefly

2 Investment option,

briefly

3 Misappropriates

4 Nonresident doctors

5 Controversial combat

material

6 Cal. entry

7 Golf alert

8 Golf club part

9 Understood by few

10 Seuss title top

11 “Aloha __”: Hawaiian

“Good evening” that

sounds like a repeated

fish

12 Ease

13 Principle

16 Lighting area?

18 Patterned mineral

19 Lidocaine brand

endorsed by Shaq

23 Car loan nos.

24 Hotel employee

26 Mil. rank

28 Comcast, e.g.: Abbr.

29 Warning sound

30 Wide-ranging

35 “You’re not the only

one!”

36 Ocean State sch.

37 Like some homemade

sweaters

38 Rare blood type, briefly

39 Word with hard or soft

40 Lucy of “Elementary”

41 Bygone HBO series

about a sports agent

43 Generate

44 Southern cornmeal fare

45 “Ecce homo” speaker

46 Makes up (for)

47 Scottish archipelago

48 Ancient statuary

fragments

49 Unenthusiastic

53 Cinch

54 Parisian bean?

56 “That’s quite enough”

57 “Do it, __ will!”

58 What a V-sign probably

means in a restaurant

59 Envy, say

ANSWER TO

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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 Jeffrey Wechsler © 2019 Tribune Content Agency

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly

COMICS

Aries(March 21-April 19):
There’s a secret in your eyes.
Refusing to tell makes you
all the more attractive.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): You’re not trying to be
different from the rest, but
you are different.It’s know-
ing how you’re different that
will help you stand out.
Gemini(May 21-June 21):
Hardly anything is more at-
tractive than giving out
good vibes and expecting
nothing in return. Today,
you’ll do this 10 times and be
10 times more charismatic.
Cancer(June 22-July 22):
Don’t worry so much about
your flaws. They are usually
entwined with your most in-
teresting talents.
Leo(July 23-Aug. 22): Po-
tential clients and custom-
ers abound but you feel
funny talking yourself up.
Come up with a better ap-
proach — a soft sell that will
have them asking questions.

Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

You have what another

needs, but don’t offer it too

freely. Easy things get deval-

ued. Half the fun is in the

process.

Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 23):

The ego can be rigid, build-

ing up a façade so as to ap-

pear in a certain way. There

are many possible versions

of you and the other person.

Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21):

Solitary endeavors bring out

one side of you; challenges

that involve others bring out

another. Sometimes you’re

amazed at what you learn

about yourself — like today.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-

Dec. 21): Self-control is

needed to amass any kind of

good result. But in the end,

that self-control will be the

best thing you’ve amassed.

Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan.

19): Your fortunes will de-

pend on how well you exer-

cise self-control. You will

understand what you need

to do to get ahold of your fi-

nancial picture.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): People do unpredictable

things when they’re afraid.

You’ll avoid this by being a

safe person who wants the

best for others.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March

20): When you don’t know

what you’re going to do, at

least you know what you’re

not going to do. Start there.

Today’s birthday(Aug.

23): It’s as if you’re aiming

the sun at a solar panel that

will power your whole year.

But what good is this power

unless you use it? Decide

what you want and express

your wishes. Focus on topics

you believe in, things you like

and how you want to be

treated. So much comes true

for you. Cancer and Cap-

ricorn adore you. Your lucky

numbers: 9, 6, 22, 24 and 18.

Mathis writes her column

for Creators Syndicate Inc.

The horoscope should be

read for entertainment.

Previous forecasts are at

latimes.com/horoscope.

HOROSCOPE

By Holiday Mathis

“We dispense with accu-

racy.” — slogan on a

marquee outside an apothe-

cary

Inaccurate play isn’t al-

ways punished — some-

times the bridge gods are

merciful — but it was in to-

day’s deal. Against 3NT,

West led a low spade: six, 10,

jack. Declarer knew that

West sat behind him with

the A-Q, and if East got in to

return a spade, the contract

might fail.

So South planned to at-

tack the clubs to keep East

from winning a trick if pos-

sible. Instead of finessing

with the jack, South would

take the K-A, guarding

against a doubleton queen

with East.

But when South took the

king of clubs next, West

played the queen. East was

sure to get in with the fourth

round of clubs, and down

South went, losing four

spades and a club.

South’s play was off. He

should lead a low club at

Trick Two. When West plays

the queen, dummy plays low,

and South is safe for nine

tricks. (If West is sly enough

to play the queen when he

holds Q-x, thus saving an

overtrick, good for him.)

Question: You hold: ♠7 6

♥A K 3 ♦7 6 5 ♣A J 4 3 2. You

open one club, your partner

responds one spade, you bid

1NT and he jumps to three

clubs. What do you say?

Answer: The answer de-

pends on your partnership’s

style. If partner’s jump pref-

erence in your minor suit is

invitational to game, pass.

You have no extra strength.

If instead his second bid is

forcing, bid three hearts to

suggest strength in that suit.

Discuss system with your

regular partner.

South dealer

N-S vulnerable

NORTH

♠7 6

♥A K 3

♦7 6 5

♣A J 4 3 2

WEST EAST

♠A Q 9 4 2 ♠10 8 3

♥10 7 6 2 ♥J 9 8

♦J 8 4 ♦K Q 9

♣Q ♣10 9 8 7

SOUTH

♠K J 5

♥Q 5 4

♦A 10 3 2

♣K 6 5

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1 ♦ Pass 2 ♣ Pass

2 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass

Tribune Media Services

BRIDGE

By Frank Stewart

Dear Amy:I work as an

executive assistant. I man-

age other people’s lives and

multiple calendars every

day. I am good at my job.

I have also had to take on

all the “event planning” du-

ties for my family (me, my

husband, parents and

brother), as my mother has a

degenerative neurological

disorder and can’t do that

anymore.

Amy, I am burnt out.

My parents’ birthdays

are coming up. I tried to set

boundaries, and still I was

the one who made all of the

plans and did everything!

My brother is useless,

and while my dad tries, he

lives on retired-person time.

My life is dedicated to

others. My husband and I

fight constantly about how

he doesn’t notice the sink is

full of dishes or never gets

the mail because the first

thing he does when he gets

home is to play video games.

I don’t receive commen-

surate attention for my spe-

cial days.

I am ready to demand my

father give me three-fourths

of the estate because of all

the work I do for them.

The worst part is that

when I talk to anyone about

this, including my therapist,

they ALWAYS make me feel

like it is my fault.

If I don’t help these peo-

ple in my life, I feel terrible,

and if I keep at it, I am going

to lose my mind.

Is there anything I can do

short of charging my family

for my time?

Burnt Out

Dear Burnt Out:Bounda-

ry-setting would require

more than just announcing

to other people: “I don’t

want to do this.”

Instead, you would have

to declare, “I’m NOT going

to do this,” and then you

would have to stand down,

and face the consequences

for what might happen next.

Your mother used to do

everything for everyone else,

and now you do.

What would happen if

you weren’t in charge of

everything? You could say,

“Brother, it’s your turn,” and

then let him figure out how

to be helpful, but you would

have to accept his shaggy or

inadequate solutions, and I

don’t think you can.

I don’t believe you’re

ready to step off this merry-

go-round, because you say

you would “feel terrible” if

you stopped.

When you’re really ready

to stop, you won’t feel ter-

rible, you’ll feel liberated.

And yes, if you are perform-

ing many caregiving tasks

for your folks, you should be

compensated.

Dear Amy:You ran a letter

from a woman signed “Hold-

ing,” who was wondering

how to handle her deceased

friend “Lynn’s” ashes. Lynn’s

last request was to have her

ashes scattered along a fa-

vorite spot in Ireland.

It’s not often we’re men-

tioned in an advice column,

but we wanted to thank you

for mentioning Road Schol-

ar as a potential solution for

her dilemma.

We hope that you will

share with her that we offer

scholarships for low-income

participants who wish to

travel with us but lack the fi-

nancial means to do so.

We also offer grants for

caregivers and teachers.

Thank you again for the

mention!

Stacie Fasola,

senior director,

Road Scholar

(roadscholar.org)

Dear Stacie:Many people

have contacted me, offering

to help “Holding” scatter her

friend’s ashes (and I have let

her know). Your offer of a

scholarship to help this

friend make the trip herself

is very generous.

Thank you, and “may the

road rise up to meet you.”

Send questions to Amy

Dickinson by email to ask

[email protected].

ASK AMY

Longing for her liberation