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6 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK MARCH 31, 2021
RELEASE DATE—Sunday, March 28, 2021 RELEASE DATE—Sunday, March 28, 2021
Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Answers are on page 7
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108 D.C.’s
5 Greek
28 Jetson at the
61 Onion __ 90
Wedding __
“BODY LANGUAGE”
108 D.C.’s Pennsylvania
5 Greek counterpart of
28 Jetson at the Little Dipper
61 Onion __ 90 62 P.O. alternative 91
Wedding __ Quieted, but
LANGUAGE” By MORTON J.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
counterpart of Mars
Little Dipper School
62 P.O. alternative 91 63 Epitomize
Quieted, but often not quietly
By MORTON J. MENDELSON
and Wisconsin 109 Rose hip
Mars
6 Fall back (on)
School
30 Citi Field player
63 Epitomize
65 Port letters 92
often not quietly Opposite of
MENDELSON
109 Rose hip infusion, e.g.
6 Fall back (on) 7 Cosmetics
30 Citi Field player 31 Milk source
65 Port letters 92 66 Feeling of
Opposite of COD
ACROSS ACROSS
infusion, e.g. 110 Landlocked
7 Cosmetics company that
31 Milk source
32 Letter before ar
66 Feeling of
finality 94
COD
“My
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1 South American 1 South American
110 Landlocked Asian country
company that began as
32 Letter before ar 34 30-Down’s div. 34 30-Down’s div.
finality 94 68 Fortune-filled fort
capital capital
Asian country 112 FB upload
began as Odontorium
35 Chill in the air 35 Chill in the air
68 Fortune-filled fort 69 “A Streetcar
5 Cinnamon roll 5 Cinnamon roll
112 FB upload 113 End of the quip
Odontorium Products Inc.
37 Theater 37 Theater
69 “A Streetcar
Named 95
appeal appeal
113 End of the quip 116 Class-conscious
Products Inc. 8 Like some
memento memento
38 Actress Skye 38 Actress Skye
Named 95 Desire” setting,
10 Staff lines? 10 Staff lines?
116 Class-conscious gp.?
8 Like some breakups
Desire” setting, informally 97
15 Sit-up targets 15 Sit-up targets
gp.?
117 Jeff of ELO
breakups
9 Promising spot?
39 “No more 39 “No more
informally 97 70 Prime real
18 Coolers that 18 Coolers that
117 Jeff of ELO 118 Longtime
9 Promising spot? 10 Shuttle, perhaps
procrastinating!” procrastinating!” 40 Ancient Qumran
70 Prime real
estate? 98
sound really cool sound really cool
118 Longtime senator Hatch
10 Shuttle, perhaps 11 Shot put and
40 Ancient Qumran denizen
estate? 98 71 Dele and stet,
19 Disgust 19 Disgust
senator Hatch 119 What’s left, in
11 Shot put and javelin
denizen
41 Piping, perhaps
71 Dele and stet,
say 99
20 Trump who 20 Trump who
119 What’s left, in Lyon
javelin
12 Got to the top
41 Piping, perhaps 42 Company with 42 Company with
say 99 72 Apt “casino”
had a cameo in had a cameo in
Lyon
120 “You betcha!”
12 Got to the top 13 Can.’s
72 Apt “casino”
rhyme 100
staple
__ Bo
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Dual
Dual conjunction conjunction
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120 “You betcha!” “The First Wives 121 Feinted on ice
13 Can.’s southernmost
a four-color a four-color
rhyme 100 73 Sassy sort 101 73 Sassy sort 101
“The First Wives 121 Feinted on ice
southernmost point is in it
lowercase logo lowercase logo
Club” Club”
122
122 Eastwood
75 Crucifix letters 75 Crucifix letters
21 Lousy start? 21 Lousy start?
Eastwood
point is in it
14 With 96-Across,
43 Match site 43 Match site
76 Either of two 102 76 Either of two 102 filmmaking 104 filmmaking 104
22 Start of a quip 22 Start of a quip
co-star in “In the co-star in “In the
14 With 96-Across, Brazilian city
45 Big __: baseball’s 45 Big __: baseball’s
25 Obamacare, 25 Obamacare,
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Brazilian city 15 First-class
David Ortiz David Ortiz
46 Mideast gulf port
brothers brothers
briefly briefly
123 Forest floor 123 Forest floor
15 First-class strings
77 Uncommon 105 77 Uncommon 105 blood type: 106 blood type: 106 Abbr. 107 Abbr. 107
26 Was a piece of 26 Was a piece of
growth growth
strings
16 Symbolic food
46 Mideast gulf port 47 Yin and __
cake cake
DOWN DOWN
16 Symbolic food to bring home
47 Yin and __ 50 Party chaired 50 Party chaired by Mahmoud
27 Like brackish 27 Like brackish
1 “The Merry 1 “The Merry
to bring home 17 Challenge for a
by Mahmoud Abbas
81 Slope 81 Slope
it
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deg.
Bit of bridge Bit of bridge obedience obedience
Um cousins Um cousins
water water
Widow” Widow”
17 Challenge for a language learner
Abbas
51 Russian capital
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28 George Orwell’s 28 George Orwell’s
composer composer
language learner 18 Fem. advocacy
51 Russian capital 56 Original D&D co. 56 Original D&D co.
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2 Tabloid couples 2 Tabloid couples
18 Fem. advocacy group
29 Fiery felonies 29 Fiery felonies
3 Sal of “Rebel 3 Sal of “Rebel
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23 Doesn’t fill, as
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30 Quip, part 2 30 Quip, part 2
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88 End of a 114 88 End of a 114
33 Approximately 33 Approximately
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calendar slots
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2,200 pounds 2,200 pounds
4 Okays 4 Okays
24 New Haven 24 New Haven
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address? 115 address? 115
36 Series of natl. 36 Series of natl.
alum alum
concerts concerts
37 Quip, part 3 37 Quip, part 3
44 Remuneration 44 Remuneration
reported in reported in
SEC Form SEC Form
10-K, part 3 10-K, part 3
48 Excessively 48 Excessively
expensive expensive
49 MLB statistic 49 MLB statistic
50 To’s partner 50 To’s partner
52 “And so on” 52 “And so on”
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53 Perfect 53 Perfect
agreement agreement
54 Author Fleming 54 Author Fleming
55 May, to Peter 55 May, to Peter
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IWhen It Rains, It Pours
’m sure most of you know about Murphy’s law. It pret- ty much states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But did you know there was a secondary rule
known as the Ron Nagasawa clause?
It goes like this, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Under the Ron Nagasawa clause, it will continue to go wrong until his head explodes.”
It started a few weeks ago. With all the heavy rain we’ve been having lately, our roof started leaking right over our bed on the side I sleep on. Luckily for us, our neighbor was having her roof fixed, and her repair guy noticed our roofing problems and gave me a proposal. It was nothing I could really afford right now, so I asked what it would cost just to fix the leak.
It was still more than I wanted to spend, but I bit the bullet and had it repaired. As soon as I made the payment, my broth- er-in-law, who does our taxes, called me and estimated that we would owe in the amount of four times what I just paid to have our roof fixed! Figuring out how I was going to pay my taxes consumed me for the next couple of days. Last Friday, as I drove home from work, my check engine light came on. I called my repair shop, but the soonest they could take me in would be in two weeks. After explaining this to my wife, she insisted that I take her car to work and that she would ride with our daughter.
So, feeling better in having a reliable car to drive, on Mon- day I headed to Honolulu for a meeting. I was on Nimitz High- way when the right rear tire blew out. I safely pulled off the road. That’s when it started to rain. It’s also when I found out my wife’s car doesn’t carry a spare tire and the sealer/inflator was nowhere to be found as we bought the car used. I gingerly drove the car to Lex Brodie’s on Queen Street. I would have to replace both rear tires with more expensive “run flat” tires.
Unfortunately, the tires would have to come from their warehouse, so my wait would be a few hours. There were many people waiting for their cars, so I decided to avoid the crowd and venture out to nearby Kaka‘ako on foot.
I took a chance, as I had no umbrella and, of course, the Ron Nagasawa clause kicked in and I got caught in a cloudburst. If you know the Kaka‘ako area, you know that water pools up in the streets like swimming pools. As fate would have it, a passing truck sped by and splashed puddle water all over me.
I stood there sputtering, but instead of doing the “woe is me” routine and feeling sorry for myself, I burst out laughing. After all, my family is healthy, we’re all working, we have a home and manage to have food on the table.
I’m actually a very lucky guy.
rnagasawa@midweek.com