TIME OUT
Saturday, October 18, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN
Horoscope ACROSS 1 Pro 6 Paper job 15 Words repeated after “I shall no more,” in “The Tempest” 16 Say 17 When bars close in Boston 18 TV screen format 19 Subject of a standing order? 21 ___ COIN 22 Super-corny 26 Pair 27 Font menu choice 28 It’s between -1 and +1 29 Bag 30 Source of conflict, in antiquity 31 Film, e.g. 33 12/ 34 Biker chick, perhaps 35 Dude 38 Invention that prompted NBC to adopt the peacock logo 39 ___ seeds, ingredients in
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some health drinks “Gotcha,” in old lingo Star followers Something that’s fallen off a shelf? What an article may refer to Herb used in Thai food Fair Italian after-dinner drink Party to a tryst Toy company that introduced Rubik’s Cube Like bulldogs Finely prepare Something on either side of a bridge One advised to take two tablets
DOWN 1 Beset 2 Call from the cellar 3 Like most philosophy dissertations
The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014: This year you will be able to better understand the people in your immediate environment. ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You are likely to tell it as it is, but be careful — a child easily could claim to have his or her feelings hurt. Tonight: Let your hair down.
4 Ones involved in an elaborate courtship 5 Breaks 6 Radar’s rank on “M*A*S*H”: Abbr. 7 Bank deposit? 8 Universal area 9 Through 10 Kitchen brand 11 Like many new mothers 12 Still being tested 13 One running home, maybe 14 Modern-day “Let’s stay in touch”
20 Agave product 23 Montreal eco-tourist attraction 24 Anemone, to name one 25 “Just relax, will you?!” 29 Chase scene producer, for short 32 Classic storyteller who wrote under the pseudonym Knickerbocker 34 Punch 35 Depreciates 36 Valuable commodity in New York City
37 What some homemade signs announce 38 Anchors of some malls 39 Box in a cab 40 Spark 41 Comedian Paul 42 Kind 46 Words that are rarely spoken 47 Teller of many tales 49 Unscrewed 52 [Thumbs up] 53 End of many a long race: Abbr. 54 P.E.I. setting
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Chess quiz WHITE GETS A QUEEN Hint: Block out Black’s rook. Solution: 1. Rf4ch! Kxg3 2. Rb4! (b8=Q is unstoppable) [Jobava-Korneev ’14].
Hocus Focus
Super Quiz Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.
Subject: CLASSIC FILM QUOTES Identify the film. (e.g., “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Answer: Gone With the Wind.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Answer________ 2. “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Answer________ 3. “May the Force be with you.” Answer________ 4. “Rosebud.” Answer________ 5. “I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody.” Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 6. “You talking to me?” Answer________ 7. “They call me Mister Tibbs!” Answer________ 8. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Answer________ 9. “The stuff that dreams are made of.” Answer________ 10. “Show me the money!” Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 11. “You can’t handle the truth!” Answer________ 12. “I’ll have what she’s having.” Answer________ 13. “Plastics.” Answer________ 14. “I see dead people.” Answer________ 15. “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” Answer________ ANSWERS: ANSWERS: 1. Casablanca. 2. The Wizard of Oz. 3. Star Wars. 4. Citizen Kane. 5. On the Waterfront. 6. Taxi Driver. 7. In the Heat of the Night. 8. Network. 9. The Maltese Falcon. 10. Jerry Maguire. 11. A Few Good Men. 12. When Harry Met Sally. 13. The Graduate. 14. The Sixth Sense. 15. Wall Street.
Jumble
SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2014 Ken Fisher
Today in history Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2014. There are 74 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Oct. 18, 1767, the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, was set as astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon completed their survey.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Make it OK to take it slow today. When the right invitation heads your way, you won’t want to say “no.” Tonight: Be spontaneous, yet remain respectful of someone else’s feelings. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You often don’t know when or how to censor yourself. You know others will ask you what you think. Tonight: Happiest at home. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Be aware of an active need to splurge. Today you’ll want to take a gander at the budget and the bills before you bounce out the door. Tonight: Let someone else treat. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You’ll smile from ear to ear at the thought of having even a lazy few hours. You could be surprised by what someone at a distance shares with you. Tonight: Out and about. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You’ll want to rethink a decision that surrounds a personal matter. You won’t want to discuss it. Tonight: On a roll.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Man’s tranquility disturbed by call Dear Annie: I beg you to tell adult children not to massage their curiosity and egos by milking the accursed Internet to chase down the other end of their parents’ ancient love affairs. I recently got a 75-year-old memory bomb — a phone call from the daughter of an old flame from the 1930s. I had no idea there was a child from this romance. Bemused, I responded with an allegory and signed off “Sayonara.” Now, however, hauling up ancient days and a forgotten lifetime into today’s sunshine is causing strange, unpleasant feelings in my psyche and even day-to-day ordinary activities, like a deranged sleep pattern. It has disturbed my aged tranquil life with family and a very few old friends. I wish profoundly that it had not happened. Even my happy hour snort is losing its woof. — Web-Negative Patriarch Dear Patriarch: We understand how it has disturbed your routine, but this woman must have searched a long time to find you, and her routine was likely disturbed for years. While we don’t think people should seek out biological family in order to upset others, demand compensation or expect a relationship, she may simply have wanted medical information for her children, which is a perfectly valid reason. And it sounds as if your charming sense of humor hasn’t been damaged at all. Dear Annie: May I make a suggestion regarding invitations? Please don’t extend an invitation once by saying, “You’re always welcome at our house for Thanksgiving” and then never repeat it any other year. My sister used to complain because my brother never came for Thanksgiving. He told me he was waiting for an invitation. She said everyone in the family knows that they are always welcome. But not everyone feels comfortable with that. And please don’t assume that we will remember that you extended this invitation 20 years ago. It’s worth the time to remind us once in a while. My sister missed a lot of oppor-
tunities for visits with her siblings. She can’t do anything about it now because her lifelong smoking habit led to her death a month before she would have turned 60. — J. Dear J.: Our condolences. We know your sister meant well, and your brother seems to be more formal about these things than she realized. Many family members have open invitations and use them. (And some have no invitations at all, but still pop in for holiday meals.) It all boils down to effective communication. If you want someone to know they are always welcome, you have to make sure they understand and believe you. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Joan in California,” who said her overnight guests were gluten intolerant and didn’t tell her until after they arrived. I, too, have celiac disease and can’t have gluten. When I was first diagnosed, I didn’t feel comfortable accepting invitations for meals. Now I say, “I would love to come, but before I accept, I need to let you know that I am gluten sensitive.” The menu can be discussed, and you can offer to bring something. Any overnight guest should be expected to provide the essentials needed for a couple of days. What “Joan” should have said to her guest was, “I wish I had known this ahead of time. Unfortunately, I didn’t plan the menu to accommodate you. We can discuss my plans over the next couple of days, and tomorrow I will take you to the store so you can pick up what you need.” The guest was inconsiderate for not letting the host know ahead of time. — Someone Who Is Considerate Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
Sheinwold’s bridge
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Make the most of the daylight hours, when everyone seems more friendly and outgoing. Tonight: Where you want to be. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your nerves could be making you feel much more irritated by someone’s intrusive call than you usually would be. Tonight: Where the crowds are. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to rethink a personal matter that could affect you in the long run. Tonight: Find your friends. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could spend a good part of the day dealing with someone who has very strong opinions. Tonight: Be willing to take off at the drop of a hat.
Cryptoquip
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You could be a lot tenser than you realize. The answers might not appear as easily as you would like them to. Let others express their thoughts. Tonight: Spend some quality time with a special friend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You’ll want to defer to someone else, but you still might need to take the lead in handling some details of another facet of your life. Tonight: Opt for togetherness. Jacqueline Bigar
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2014 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.