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6B Midweek Edition-December 2-3, 2020 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ACROSS 1 Curved lines 5 Helen, in Spanish 10 Triangle part 14 Pride member 15 Undressed ones 16 Boards 17 Yodeler’s answer 18 Ring up sales 19 Two fives for 20 Eager eater (2 wds.) 22 Tibet’s capital 23 — diem 24 Sundial numeral 25 Globes 29 Windmill site 33 Pen name 34 Break ground 36 Inventor’s spark 37 New Year mo. 38 Saddle extra 39 Sully 40 Verdi opus 42 Try to influence 43 Apartment 45 Joint 47 Simple sheds (hyph.) 49 Fair grade 50 Seine moorage 51 Gosh! 54 Persuades with facile arguments (hyph.) 60 Pavarotti piece 61 Fergie’s first name 62 Walk unsteadily 63 Long-distance hauler 64 Hold the floor 65 Spare, maybe 66 Limerick 67 Brown pigment 68 Like some cider Tuesday’s answers on next page under “Solutions” 1)2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS Wednesday’s answers on next page under “Solutions” 1)2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS Thursday’s answers on next page under “Solutions” 1)2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS DOWN 1 Obi-Wan player 2 Wealthy 3 Salmon variety 4 Tender veggie (2 wds.) 5 Concert hall cry 6 Comic-strip moppet 7 Shangri-la 8 Brainy one 9 Inquire 10 African language 11 Scintilla 12 Female rabbits 13 Best or Ferber 21 Milady’s 22 Like Capp’s Abner 24 Radar’s home 25 White’s co-host 26 Unadorned 27 Shiva devotee 28 Tower topper 29 Traveler’s stop 30 Own up to 31 “Cool!” 32 Is adventurous 35 Fail to keep up 38 Code of procedure 41 Praise 43 Road crew’s supply 44 Dig up 46 Custodian’s need 48 One or the other 51 Huff and puff 52 Layered cookie 53 Margarita ingredient 54 Grow wheat 55 Mideast native 56 Cloy 57 Han Solo’s love 58 “The King and I” actress 59 Yukon hauler 61 Not worth a — ACROSS 1 Bolivia neighbor 5 Platitude 10 Edict 14 Dreaded czar 15 Prolific diarist 16 Gambling stake 17 Almost, in verse 18 Jury members 19 Mouse target? 20 Reaper 22 West Coast city 24 Farm enclosure 25 Not I 26 Sub weapon 30 Apprehensive 34 Not at home 35 Got up 37 Relaxation 38 Swing voter (abbr.) 39 Squawker 40 By way of 41 Mr. Diamond 43 “Rigoletto” writer 45 Hit on the noggin 46 Ticket dispenser 48 Hay fever 50 Plant sci. 51 RN helper 52 CIA file 56 Hook up 60 Aid in crime 61 Cosmetic buy 63 Not ashore 64 Long ago 65 Low voices 66 French wines 67 Tarot reader 68 Comes closer 69 Word of honor DOWN 1 Metallic sound 2 Blackhearted 3 Frenzy 4 Blue 5 Tacks on 6 Shy creature 7 Gorilla or chimp 8 Pita treat 9 Made a try 10 Dud 11 Machu Picchu builder 12 Oodles (2 wds.) 13 Water the plants 21 Before marriage 23 Campground initials 26 Spoil, as meat 27 Customer, after the sale 28 Deejays medium 29 Last box to check 30 “Klute” star 31 Be partial to 32 Imposing on 33 Full of holes 36 Above, to Tennyson 42 Maine export 43 Experienced through long practice 44 Malady 45 Peso fraction 47 Luau fare 49 Music collectibles 52 Calendar squares 53 Clarinet kin 54 Arid 55 Audition goal 56 Inventor — Sikorsky 57 Cambodia locale 58 Furnished 59 Tie down 62 Southwestern lizard ACROSS 1 Frog cousin 5 Play for stakes 9 Big bag 13 Provo’s state 14 Quit napping 16 Deceitful cunning 17 “—Ha’i” 18 Water-based paint 19 Huron neighbor 20 Quell 21 Rest 22 Pastor 24 Root vegetable 26 TV’s — Griffin 27 Use 30 Pedro’s ranch 34 Double agents 35 Social asset 36 Did a salon job 37 Wyo. neighbor 38 Faint glows 39 Took by the hand 40 Actress — Olin 42 Knocked off 43 Sleep noisily 45 Involves 47 Got closer 48 Motion picture 49 Type of roast 50 Chemical compound 53 Slippery fish 54 Applies foundation 58 Hawk 59 Dynamite inventor 61 Kind of interview 62 Curved molding 63 Remove chalk 64 Gambler’s town 65 Happy shouts 66 Inspected 67 Insult DOWN 1 Worn-down pencils 2 Ohio, to Jacques 3 Corduroy rib 4 Sewing kit item 5 Ship kitchen 6 Be in store 7 Tiny particle 8 Barely make do 9 Dodged 10 Ventilates 11 Muse of history 12 Enthusiastic 15 Hopes for 23 Onassis nickname 25 Aurora, to Plato 26 Harsh-voiced bird 27 “South Pacific” Frenchman 28 Internet hookup 29 Backup strategy (2 wds.) 30 Jackrabbits 31 Synthetic fabric 32 Steel plow inventor 33 Wrote more 35 Eveninq qown fabric 38 Totally stupid 41 Covered passageways 43 “Play it again, —” 44 Pliers 46 Artist’s paint 47 Hoodwinked 49 Actress — Witherspoon 50 Declare openly 51 Engineering toy 52 Was informed 53 Online auction site 55 Eddie’s cop character 56 Yothers or Sinatra 57 Word in a telegram 60 Raw metal Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek COSUR z"k Z"k k,2 PETOM 7 k k^Z FCEETF k 2 z^ k 2 NOTBEN -k y s_ V Tv > ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. THE PODIATRIST WAS LOOKING AT THE X-RAY RESULTS AND MAKIN6 SOME — Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Print your answer here: 7~k T^k T^k k_z 7~k 7~k T^k 7k k_z ' k k, 2 ' k Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, -I to form four ordinary words. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek OBRNI 7"N 7 k k z NKRAC k^J 7 k k Z TURIMA s 2 S 7 RFDIBO y v r You’ve almost It’s so cold in ^ got this. What’s here. 1 need wrong? to warm up. ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. THE ICE SKATER HADN'T SUITE MASTERED A FIGURE EIOHT YET, BUT SHE WAS ON THE — i - 1 Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Print your answer here: 7 k 7 k ^z 7^ ^z 7 > k^ 7> 7~k L 2 7 k Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek SYUFS 7"\ ^k 7"k L,Z EKRCE Y Y CNOREF Y Y -A. Jv NREUUS ^k ^z 7 k k z ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. WHEN THE LANDFILL STARTED TO OVERFLOW, EMPLOyEES HAP TO — Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. ^Z Z^ ^k ^k THE ^Z z^k z^k k^ z^k k^ T^k k^ SUDOKU DIFFICULTY FWINGi’&’&'&’&'w’ DIFFICULTY RATING:*#*## DIFFICULTY RATING: ###’☆☆ 12/2 © 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMccl Syndication for UFS 12/3 © 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMcd Syndication for UFS J 2/4 © 2020 Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS Yes, that gift would be social-engineering through houseware Hi, Carolyn: My husband and I live in the same suburb as his parents, which provides weekly curb- side recycling pickup. But my in-laws — 70, in decent health — do not recycle. I cringe watch ing them throw away bottles and cans when ever we visit. I had the idea to give them, for this coming Christmas, a nice trash can with separate compart ments for trash and recycling, along with a supply of the required clear bags, so all they have to do is set the bag out on the curb. But could this be perceived as imposing my hippie-dippy ideals on them, or trying to guilt them into recycling? — Hippy-Dippy Idealist It could be perceived that way, yes, because that’s exactly what you’re doing. Plus, trying to social-engineer people through housewares you want them to have is not! a! Christmas! gift! It’s like buying your spouse a new vacuum cleaner to make them better at doing chores for you. It’s coal in their stocking with a side of superiority — and, ironi cally, extra plastic, steel or other resources. If you believe your in-laws would want to recycle if it were easier for them to do so, then just buy them the trash can now out of the goodness of your heart. Or even better, tell them you appre ciate yours and you’ll get them one, too, if they want it. Or even betterer, do some reading on what actually hap pens to most of our so-called recycling, then quit the nearly fruitless micro-activism with your in-laws and apply yourself instead to better community choices for trash. It’s mostly going to landfills regardless, unless and until we all up our game. And for Christmas, give them something they’d want. Dear Carolyn: When two adults move in together, should they always split the rent 50/50? He makes double her salary and, due to their career choices, this will likely be the case moving forward. They are 30 and 36 and in love. They plan on living together one year before getting married and starting a family. — L. The only thing they “should” do is agree on how they split the rent. Fortunately, this is a perfect opportunity for both — before signing anything — to be honest about what they think, how they feel, what they expect and what ghosts might still haunt them when it comes to money, power and trust. I advise them to take it. Dear Carolyn: I am a very curious person by nature. I am always looking up information on the Internet. I am interested in how and why and what people are up to. I ask “why” a lot. I find some people get irritated when I ask why they do some thing or think a certain way. I also look out the window to see what my neighbors are up to, especially being at home a lot due to the coronavirus. I have been called “nosy” and been accused of giving someone “the third degree.” I feel terrible but how do I rein my curious self in? — Wondering Whenever you have a trait that’s sometimes a nuisance, oth erwise a strength, and possibly/ likely so ingrained as to be nearly impossible to change, your best bet is just to announce it: “I’ve always been hyper-curious. Feel free to tell me if I cross a line.” Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www. washingtonpost.com. CAROLYN HAX tellme@washpost.com
