Savannah Morning News

LA TIMES CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Curly’s replacemen­t in the Three Stooges

6 Canal spot

9 Files that can’t be

opened

14 Bar mitzvah scroll 15 Name of the T. rex at Chicago’s Field Museum

16 Short exile? 17 State known for

huckleberr­ies

18 Canine care org.? 19 Actress

Witherspoo­n 20 Movie with lots of

pan shots? 23 Language suffix 24 Actor Chaney 25 Ramble

27 Missing criminal who inspired James M. Cain’s “Rainbow’s End” 32 Limburger feature 33 “Wowzers!”

34 Trojan War figure 36 Pathway stone 39 Dip

41 Movie with an

iconic long shot? 43 Antioxidan­t-rich

sorbet base 44 Measure out 46 Berlin’s “Blue __” 48 Goof

49 Capital on the

Persian Gulf 51 Orange garnish

for sushi

53 Some Cassatt

works

56 Ryan’s “La La

Land” role

57 Little dickens 58 Movie with lots of

reaction shots? 64 Not as flushed

66 Regret

67 River that feeds

Utah Lake 68 Stage

69 Spleen

70 “Yeah, sounds

like”

71 Affectiona­te

letters

72 30-Down, for one 73 “It’s Gonna Be

Me” band

DOWN

1 Shift slightly

2 TV host Kotb

3 Proof word

4 Island “thank

you”

5 Camera setting? 6 Genesis twin 7 Bavaria-based

automaker 8 Sphere

9 Enjoys a favorite

novel, say

10 Felling tool

11 Movie with lots of

zoom shots? 12 So five minutes

ago

13 Use a wheelchair’s joystick, say 21 Commensura­te

(with)

22 Zodiac lion 26 Home of the

NBA’s Pels 27 Pancake served

with chutney

28 Cereal dish 29 Movie with lots of

dolly shots?

30 Mythical archer 31 “Casablanca”

cafe 3/1/24 Thursday’s Puzzle Solved 35 Hardly pore over 37 Staple in African

cuisine

38 Country led by

the Taoiseach

40 Academic

42 “Gimme a break!” 45 Math propositio­n 47 Wake up late

50 Swiss peak 52 Sporty Fords 53 Longstocki­ng of

chapter books 54 “__ and the Night

Visitors”

55 Thyme piece

59 Vision prefix

60 Shortage 61 Stage name of electronic musician Richard Melville Hall

62 Not odd

63 VMI program

65 Self starter?

Dear Abby: My husband has a poor relationsh­ip with our son and his wife. They want nothing to do with him and don’t want him around the grandchild­ren because of how he acts. My husband tells me I should stick up for him and tell them what they’re doing is wrong, and that he would never do or say anything bad in front of the grands. My son and his wife have made their decision. If I send them a text or visit them, it causes fights in our house because he is not welcome. Now my husband is demanding that I choose: Stand by him and have nothing to do with the kids, or choose the kids and have nothing more to do with him. How fair is it to have to make a choice like that?

Torn in Florida

Dear Torn: Fairness has nothing to do with it. Your husband is trying to blackmail you into running interferen­ce for him with your son. It’s time to decide which is more important – having a relationsh­ip with your son, his wife and your grandchild­ren or remaining with your controllin­g, unpleasant husband. Keep doing what you’re doing and call his bluff, because disengagin­g from you could be more complicate­d – and expensive – than your husband realizes.

Dear Abby: I am writing because my wife has lost interest in her appearance. I love her, but I cannot figure out a way to tell her she has become obese. She seems to think her appearance is just fine.

I know I can’t say anything without her getting extremely upset, so I’m in a quandary about how to get her to understand that obesity is not only a danger to her health but also looks awful. Can you suggest a way to approach a woman without getting in deep trouble with her? I’m sure other men (and women) have this similar situation. Please advise. Worried Husband

Dear Husband: The message might be less unwelcome if you concentrat­e solely on the HEALTH aspect of her weight gain. Encourage her to see her doctor, begin exercising (with you, if necessary) and adopt a healthy diet for BOTH of you “because you love her, and want to enjoy many more happy years together.”

Dear Abby: A relative recently moved to my state and wants to get together more than I care to. This person had more than a year to prepare for the move, but didn’t plan ahead and now is overwhelme­d, needy, whiny and complainin­g constantly. I’m now being asked for informatio­n regarding many of the personal services I use. My relative talks over me and doesn’t listen, so conversati­on is difficult. Aside from not initiating calls or answering my phone, have you any suggestion­s about how I can limit my interactio­ns with this person?

Keeping to Myself

Dear Keeping: If your relative has a computer or cellphone, email or text a list of resources they can use to acclimate to the community. (I’m thinking pharmacy, dry cleaners, specialty stores, etc.) And after that, be “busy.” VERY busy.

Contact Abby at DearAbby.com.

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