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10 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK APRIL 14, 2021
RELEASE DATE—Sunday, April 11, 2021 RELEASE DATE—Sunday, April 11, 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 11
“FOUR OF A KIND”
90 Vietnam War
123 Some “ER” roles
17 Swordfish __
57 “A Hard Road to
84 84
U.S. govt.
“FOUR OF A KIND” By PAUL COULTER
90 Vietnam War defoliant
123 Some “ER” roles 124 Toy with runners
17 Swordfish __ 18 Absorbent
57 “A Hard Road to Glory” author
U.S. govt. broadcaster
By PAUL COULTER
defoliant 92 Bonneville
124 Toy with runners 125 Father-and-son
18 Absorbent fabric
Glory” author 59 Asmara is its
86
broadcaster Ballpark figs.
ACROSS ACROSS
92 Bonneville racing venue
125 Father-and-son actors
fabric
24 Word containing
59 Asmara is its capital
86 87
Ballpark figs. 1994 Peace
1 Light songs
racing venue 94 Einstein’s “m”
actors
24 Word containing three of itself
capital
61 Make stout
87
1994 Peace co-Nobelist
1 Light songs 6 “East of Eden”
94 Einstein’s “m” 95 B&O and
DOWN DOWN
three of itself 26 Helped plan a
61 Make stout 62 Perth protest
88 88 89 89
91 91 93 93 96 96
98 98 99 99
100 100
101 101
103 103
104 104 105 105
107 107 109 109
co-Nobelist Way off
6 “East of Eden” director Kazan
95 B&O and Reading
26 Helped plan a job, maybe
62 Perth protest 64 Dues payer: 64 Dues payer:
Way off
director Kazan 10 Commercials
Reading
97 Places to hang
1 “Copacabana” showgirl
job, maybe 29 Penny
Flower named
10 Commercials 13 Surrounded by
97 Places to hang 98 Office alerts
showgirl
2 Bad day for
29 Penny attachment
for its color and
13 Surrounded by 19 Ancient Greek
98 Office alerts 102 Beginning
2 Bad day for Caesar
attachment 33 D-Day French 33 D-Day French
shape
19 Ancient Greek theater
102 Beginning 104 Got the point?
Caesar
3 Lay down the
In pieces
theater
20 Like marathons
104 Got the point? 106 “Your turn”
3 Lay down the law
Flip-flop
20 Like marathons 21 Japanese
106 “Your turn” 107 Part of A.D.
law
4 Excessively
Proverbial bone
21 Japanese drama
107 Part of A.D. 108 Liquid transfer
4 Excessively
5 NBC weekend
breakers
drama
22 It’s against the
108 Liquid transfer device
5 NBC weekend fixture, briefly
Manners
22 It’s against the motion
device 110 More than
fixture, briefly 6 Carry away
Olympics
motion 23 Law firm
110 More than simmer
6 Carry away 7 Corporate
segment
23 Law firm standout
simmer 113 Did a flower
7 Corporate symbols
Maryland’s
standout
25 Stay afloat, in a
113 Did a flower garden task
symbols
8 Attending USC,
Fort __
25 Stay afloat, in a way
garden task 116 Tennis umpire’s
8 Attending USC, e.g.
Court
way
27 “Dream on!”
116 Tennis umpire’s order after
e.g.
9 Terrible time?
command
27 “Dream on!” 28 Rabbit
order after odd-numbered
9 Terrible time? 10 Probably not a
Wheel
28 Rabbit predators
odd-numbered games ... and a
10 Probably not a good sign at a
72 Ancient colonnade colonnade
alignment
predators 30 Clerical
games ... and a hint to the two
good sign at a picnic
__ oil
30 Clerical vestments
hint to the two sets of circled
picnic
11 Tight headgear
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vestments 31 Warm, in a
sets of circled letters in each of
11 Tight headgear 12 Trounce
assumed character character 78 Young __
abbr.
31 Warm, in a game
letters in each of eight answers
12 Trounce
13 Words in some
Sleek, for short
game 32 Acts
eight answers Ingratiate
13 Words in some pop group
78 Young __ 79 Left, as a 79 Left, as a
PGA rival of
32 Acts disrespectfully
pop group names
Tiger
disrespectfully toward
119 Holiday that 119 Holiday that
names
14 Do a yard job
some pop group some pop group
sinking ship sinking ship
Brainstorm
toward 34 Obtain by
14 Do a yard job 15 14th-century
D-Day craft
34 Obtain by trickery
15 14th-century Russian ruler
Chewie’s pal
trickery 36 Like Joel
Russian ruler 16 Heaps affection
Drill wielder:
36 Like Joel
16 Heaps affection (on)
Abbr.
Goodson’s Goodson’s
122 Catering supply 122 Catering supply
(on)
54 Artist El __ 54 Artist El __
conveniences 117 conveniences 117
Spanish “that” Spanish “that”
business, in a business, in a
118
118 Ingratiate
48 Symbols in 48 Symbols in
Tiger
marks the end marks the end
names names
80 Big East team 80 Big East team
D-Day craft
of Ramadan of Ramadan
49 Blow 49 Blow
81 Nickname for 81 Nickname for
Chewie’s pal
120 Highland wear 120 Highland wear
50 Perfume name 50 Perfume name
Drill wielder:
121 Cold shower? 121 Cold shower?
51 Bad look 51 Bad look
83 24-hr. 83 24-hr.
Abbr.
1 “Copacabana”
Flower named
city city
66 “My Heart Will 66 “My Heart Will Go On” singer Go On” singer
Flip-flop
35 “The Lion King” 35 “The Lion King”
Proverbial bone
lion lion
67 Appear 67 Appear
breakers
36 “Criminal Minds” 36 “Criminal Minds”
68 Country music 68 Country music
Manners
agent played by agent played by
sound sound
Olympics
Matthew Gray Matthew Gray
69 Country rocker 69 Country rocker
segment
Gubler Gubler
Steve Steve
Maryland’s
37 Marines NCO 37 Marines NCO
70 Ancient Greek 70 Ancient Greek
Fort __
38 Double agent 38 Double agent
medical medical
Court
Aldrich Aldrich
researcher researcher
command
41 Coastal flier 41 Coastal flier
71 Luxury 71 Luxury 72 Ancient
Wheel
43 Delhi dairy drink 43 Delhi dairy drink
alignment
44 Feeler 44 Feeler
__ oil
45 Author Rita __ 45 Author Rita __
76 Author’s 76 Author’s assumed
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Brown Brown
abbr.
47 Irish nationalist 47 Irish nationalist
Sleek, for short
Robert Robert
PGA rival of
Abbr. Abbr.
for its color and
65 Big name in 65 Big name in
shape
water filters water filters
In pieces
111 111 112 112 114 114 Esther 115 Esther 115
Brainstorm
1983 film 1983 film
37 Respectful 37 Respectful
greeting greeting
39 Egg cells 39 Egg cells
40 Fits to __ 40 Fits to __
42 Near-perfect 42 Near-perfect
bridge feat bridge feat
46 South American 46 South American
shocker shocker
52 Affect 52 Affect
53 Live for evil, 53 Live for evil,
say? say?
55 Back 55 Back
56 Half a fly 56 Half a fly
57 Daisylike bloom 57 Daisylike bloom
58 __ school 58 __ school
60 Dialogue- 60 Dialogue-
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Say What?
Ihad somewhat of a rude awakening the other day. Upon opening some mail, there was an offer for me to participate in a trial using some kind of new hearing aid technology. First of all, what gave them the right to question my hearing ability? It was pretty presumptive if they sent it due to my age. Then again, maybe they called and spoke to my wife or daughter.
This past Christmas, one of the best gifts I received from them was a surround sound speaker system to go with an insanely low-priced Black Friday television. I’ve never had surround sound in my house, so I was totally elated. I set it up immediately and downloaded a movie, Dunkirk, in which I knew there would be explosions, gunfire and mayhem to properly test my sound system.
It was well into the evening when I started watching, and my wife and daughter went to bed, leaving me with my new toys. I suddenly turned into one of those guys you hate that drive around with their enhanced car stereo blasting so loud that all your clothes vibrate.
Both wife and daughter came out several times to ask me to turn it down. Initially I would, but then I would slowly crank it up every time Tom Hardy got into an aerial dogfight. The next thing I knew, my brother who lives just down the road called and told me to turn down my TV!
This was the first major sign that maybe I needed to check my hearing. The second sign was at a Longs Drugs pharmacy. I had to pick up some iron supplements, as a recent blood test showed I was approaching anemia. There were several people in line wearing masks and, of course, social distancing.
Behind me was a guy maybe 10 years older than me. He seemed to recognize me and spoke through his mask. “Eh, you’re the MidWeek guy, right?” At least that’s what I thought he said, as I couldn’t clearly hear him. When I replied that I was, he couldn’t hear me either. Out of friendly curiosity, I asked why he was there. I thought he said, “I have a vagina.”
I stood there dumbfounded and said, “Excuse me?” He spoke up and said, “I have angina!” and then he asked me why I was there. I shouted back, “I might have anemia!” He laughed and repeated what he thought I said. “An enema? I hate those!” Clearly, we had a failure to communicate.
So, there we were, a couple of hard-of-hearing old guys trying to have a friendly conversation in Longs. Thank goodness my daughter wasn’t there, or I’d never hear the end of it. If I could hear, that is.
rnagasawa@midweek.com