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4B Midweek Edition - August 12-13, 2020 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ACROSS 1 Pallid 5 Hair curlers 10 Wharf 14 Whiskey grains 15 Tallchief of ballet 16 “— Breaky Heart” 17 Melodramatic cry 18 Stand-in 19 Be a parent 20 Sea cow 22 “Moonlight —” 24 Actor — Brynner 25 Go back into business 27 UCLA athlete 30 Golf term 31 Adulated ones 34 Optical device 35 Greenish-yellow 37 “— & Order” 38 Split-second 40 Spot remover 42 Before marriage 43 Resolute 45 Curved molding 46 Kind people 48 Goal 49 Rendezvous 50 Soup alternatives 52 River tamer 53 Forage crop 55 Feels sad 59 Old Norse poem 60 Port near Hong Kong 63 Bottle part 64 Two fives for 65 Unwritten tests 66 Garr of “Mr. Mom” 67 Unites 68 Observances 69 Future fries PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED 2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS 8-12-20 DOWN 1 Baby buggy, in London 2 Jean Auel heroine 3 In shape 4 Charles Lamb, for one 5 Urge forward 6 Not easily found 7 Pizarro’s quest 8 Veto 9 Final word (hyph.) 10 Mended 11 Marine science 12 Talk online 13 Actress Sedgwick 21 Large cask 23 Express one’s views 25 Squeal on 26 Chore 27 Window covering 28 Ms. Zellweger 29 Immature 30 Set against 32 Striking zones? 33 Fragrant 35 Cooper’s channel 36 Fall mo. 39 Bride’s walk 41 Makes miserable 44 Dash widths 47 Black birds 49 Mai — (rum drink) 51 Knight’s gear 52 Smelting residue 53 Gizzard 54 Minstrel’s instrument 55 Nor’easter 56 D.C. biggie 57 Pantyhose shade 58 Slip sideways 61 Uris hero 62 Tabby or tiger Answers on next page 5)2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS ACROSS 1 Wound cover 5 Luge or sleigh 9 Quilting square 14 — mater 15 Mesa dweller 16 Golfer Lorena — 17 Whodunit suspect 18 Elevator pioneer 19 Bucolic 20 Woosnam or Fleming 21 One glued to the tube (2 wds.) 23 Accents 25 Gradations of color 26 Chicaqo airport code 27 WWW addresses 29 Slangy motorcycle 32 Whole extent 35 Choir voice 36 Paris papa 37 Preowned 38 Supplementary structure 39 District 40 1492 ship 41 Constrictors 42 Cap part 43 Run around 44 Lacking 45 Bad prefix 46 No future 48 Put on a pedestal 52 Nonfiction movie 56 Pipe bend 57 Put on guard 58 Ship of myth 59 Essay byline 60 Not at all relaxed 61 Dessert choices 62 Vitality 63 Rayed flower 64 Achy from a workout 65 Veiniike deposit DOWN 1 Delhi title 2 Transparent 3 Acid in proteins 4 Block 5 Frightened a fly 6 Water lily 7 Larger-than-life 8 Casserole 9 Like a sponge 10 Extremely serious 11 Mockingbird kin 12 Layer 13 Luminous circle 21 Brusque 22 Summer flower 24 Dutch cheese 27 Forearm bones 28 Road map info 30 Two-color cookie 31 Machine part 32 —ho (zealous) 33 Where Cambodia is 34 Alms asker 35 Well-known auth. 36 Cylindrical containers 38 Diminish 42 Change 44 Barely boil 45 Crestfallen 47 Nanny 48 Exacta, e.g. 49 Parrot’s word 50 Homeric tale 51 Woodworker’s tool 52 The facts 53 Cheers for toreros 54 Drowses 55 Small combo 59 Fish without scales Answers on next page 5)2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS ACROSS 1 Luggage ID 4 Bamboo muncher 9 Wet, swampy ground 13 Retiree’s kitty 14 Pulpits 15 Snorkeler’s sight 16 Summaries 18 Spoils 19 Competes in a rodeo 20 Ethiopia’s Haile 22 Stock of weapons 25 Beiges 26 Greedy king of myth 28 Longs for 32 Stockholm carrier 35 Cellist — Casals 37 Trapshooting 38 Mountain range near China 40 Assembles 42 On a voyage 43 Hanes competitor 45 Slowdown 47 Take a crack at 48 Sharper-edged 50 Danger 52 Valhalla honcho 54 Subsided 58 Lifesize exhibits 62 Jack, in cards 63 Lake Nasser dam 64 Loyal to a country 67 Demeanors 68 “Sesame Street” regular 69 Novelist Umberto — 70 Library sound 71 Ravi’s forte 72 Hog’s abode DOWN 1 Diadem 2 Lattice 3 Huffs and puffs 4 Root vegetable 5 Physicians’ org. 6 Peacock network 7 Speckles 8 Useful thing 9 Greek eggplant dish 10 Pupil’s place 11 Rajah’s spouse 12 Besides these 15 Rubbernecks 17 Be rife with 21 Make a bet 23 Mr. Sandler of “Big Daddy” 24 Sticker 27 Hit the hay 29 Take it easy 30 “Faint heart — won ...” 31 Court order 32 Polio vaccine inventor 33 Heim position 34 Dry plains shrub 36 Playful mammal 39 Unaware 41 You bet! 44 Four-door models 46 More finicky 49 Tire support 51 TV host Jay — 53 Collar sites 55 Takes out 56 Throw out 57 Artificial duck 58 Soggy 59 Cow-headed goddess 60 Has a mortgage 61 Delhi attire 65 Rubble-maker 66 Estuary Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. 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L^z La 2 Z^ V 2 Z^ L^z z^ L^ z^ ^Z z^ L^z Z^ L^z z”^ La 2 Z^ SUDOKU 8/12 DIFFICULTY RATING: '&’&☆☆☆ 3 2 1 1 2 6 8 9 4 3 1 8 1 8 ) 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMccl Syndication for UFS 8/13 DIFFICULTY RATING: itkit 8 1 8 1 9 6 1 8 1 D 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMccl Syndication for UFS 8/14 DIFFICULTY RATING: ★★★* 8 8 1 8 7 2 8 9 8 © 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMccl Syndication for UFS Son-in-law drinks his way through family vacations Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have owned a cabin since our children were small, and we have entertained their friends and had won derful family times there. Now adults with children of their own, they love coming to the cabin still, and all three genera tions value the family time we have there. One of our sons-in-law enjoys going over to the neighbors’ — who we are very friendly with — and drinking with them for hours during the day, and then again in the night until the wee hours. Then he’ll sleep until late the next morning. That is not what we had in mind for our “family cabin” and I resent him doing this. My husband does not want me to say anything to him, as my husband is a peacekeeper. My hus band and our daughter ski together early every morning and it is the highlight of my husband’s sum mer to be able to do that with our daughter. Saying something to the son-in-law may jeopardize that. Our daughter joins her hus band at the neighbors at times, but is usually tending to their children while he is off doing his thing. What is your opinion of this situation? — Anonymous My opinion is that your daugh ter either has or might soon have a significant problem to face, if her husband’s drinking hops the boundaries of a few sessions at the cabin. And if that’s true, then she will need the security of her parents’ customs more than ever. Assuming no larger alcohol issue, you present a clear side-by- side comparison of the possible costs of your options, which I hope you have the strength to evaluate with everyone’s needs in mind: Say nothing, and the potential cost is the ongoing resentment you feel at the son-in-law’s... disregard for family time? long absences from child care? binge-drinking? while a guest in your home. Say something, and the poten tial cost is your husband’s precious tradition with your daughter. This will expose one of my biases, but I can’t imagine choos ing to ease my irritation by tak ing away something a loved one builds his life around. Frustration can be managed internally — by lowering expectations, for exam ple. It’s unfortunate it comes at an emotional cost to you, I am not minimizing that — but why are we on this Earth if not for this kind of joy, this living, in-the-moment nos talgia of a shared touchstone with a grown child? Why else do we put up with flossing and taxes and self- indulgent sons-in-law? You can address both peril and priorities in one gesture — if you can master your own feelings, and if you and your daughter have this kind of intimacy — by asking her whether this is problem drinking or just a cabin release. Big its. You need to be ready to take no and yes for an answer, since both come with burdens. You need to be ready for her to bristle at the intrusion, which is why the emotional groundwork is so important. It needs to be cred ible that you’re not judging and will defer to her on this. If you can’t pull that off — I’m not judging here, either — then butting out is your best option. It’s your cabin but it’s her marriage. When in doubt, stepping back is the way to stay close. Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www. washingtonpost.com. CAROLYN HAX tellme@washpost.com
